Stroud Registration District

STROUD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Gloucestershire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.2006 (to become part of Gloucestershire registration district).
Sub-districts : Bisley, Horsley, Painswick, Rodborough, Stonehouse, Stroud.
GRO volumes : XI (1837-51), 6a (1852-1946), 7B (1946-74), 22 (1974-92).
Registers currently held at : Gloucestershire.

Table 1: List of Places in Stroud Registration District

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Alderley	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (r) and (t).
Alkington	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (s) and (t).
Avening	Gloucestershire	1837	1893	See Table 2, note (l).
Berkeley	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (s) and (t).
Bisley	Gloucestershire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become the parishes of Chalford and Bisley with Lypiatt.
Bisley with Lypiatt	Gloucestershire	1894	2006	Created 1894 out of the separate parishes of Bisley and Lypiatt. See also Table 2, note (t).
Cainscross	Gloucestershire	1894	1936	Created 26.3.1894 out of the parishes of Sonehouse and Stroud. Abolished 1.4.1936 to become parts of the parishes of Stroud and Kings Stanley.
Cam	Gloucestershire	1937	2006	See Table 2, notes (o) and (t).
Chalford	Gloucestershire	1894	2006	Created 1894 out of the parish of Bisley. See also Table 2, note (t).
Coaley	Gloucestershire	1937	2006	See Table 2, notes (o) and (t).
Cranham	Gloucestershire	1837	2006	See Table 2, note (t).
Dursley	Gloucestershire	1937	2006	See Table 2, notes (o) and (t).
Eastington	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (q) and (t).
Frocester	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (q) and (t).
Hamfallow	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (s) and (t).
Ham & Stone	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (s) and (t).
Haywards Field	Gloucestershire	1837	1884	Abolished 24.3.1884 to become part of the parish of Stonehouse.
Hinton	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (s) and (t).
Horsley	Gloucestershire	1837	2006	See Table 2, notes (n) and (t).
Kings Stanley	Gloucestershire	1837	2006	See Table 2, note (t).
Kingswood	Gloucestershire	1937	2006	See Table 2, notes (o) and (t).
Leonard Stanley	Gloucestershire	1837	2006	See Table 2, notes (e), (f) and (t).
Lypiatt	Gloucestershire	1894	2006	Created 1894 out of the parish of Stroud. Abolished 1894 to become part of the parish of Bisley with Lypiatt.
Minchinhampton	Gloucestershire	1837	2006	See Table 2, note (t).
Miserden	Gloucestershire	1837	2006	See Table 2, note (t).
Nailsworth	Gloucestershire	1892	2006	Created 26.3.1892 out of the parishes of Horsley, Avening, and Minchinhampton. See also Table 2, note (t).
North Nibley	Gloucestershire	1937	2006	See Table 2, notes (o) and (t).
Nympsfield	Gloucestershire	1937	2006	See Table 2, notes (o) and (t).
Owlpen	Gloucestershire	1937	2006	See Table 2, notes (o) and (t).
Painswick	Gloucestershire	1837	2006	See Table 2, note (t).
Pitchcombe	Gloucestershire	1837	2006	See Table 2, notes (g), (h) and (t).
Randwick	Gloucestershire	1837	2006	See Table 2, notes (a), (b), (i), (j), (k), (m) and (t).
Rodborough	Gloucestershire	1837	2006	See Table 2, note (t).
Slimbridge	Gloucestershire	1937	2006	See Table 2, notes (o) and (t).
Stinchcombe	Gloucestershire	1937	2006	See Table 2, notes (o) and (t).
Stonehouse	Gloucestershire	1837	2006	See Table 2, notes (c), (p) and (t).
Stroud	Gloucestershire	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, note (d).
Stroud	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Stroud. See also Table 2, note (t).
Thrupp	Gloucestershire	1894	2006	Created 1894 out of the parish of Stroud. See also Table 2, note (t).
Uley	Gloucestershire	1937	2006	See Table 2, notes (o) and (t).
Uplands	Gloucestershire	1894	1936	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Painswick in Stroud Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1936 to become part of the parish of Stroud.
Whiteshill	Gloucestershire	1894	2006	Created 1894 out of the parish of Stroud. See also Table 2, note (t).
Woodchester	Gloucestershire	1837	2006	See Table 2, note (t).
Wotton under Edge	Gloucestershire	1937	2006	See Table 2, notes (o) and (t).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Stroud Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1883	(a)	Lost seven detached parts of the parish of Randwick, including land at Oxlinch and Stoneyfield (which became part of the parish of Standish on 24.3.1883) to Wheatenhurst registration district.	0 in 1891
	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Randwick (which until 24.3.1883 formed two detached parts of the parish of Standish, including land at Oxlinch and Rody) from Wheatenhurst registration district.	0 in 1891
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Stonehouse (which until 24.3.1883 formed two detached parts of the parish of Eastington) from Wheatenhurst registration district.	0 in 1891
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Stroud (which until 24.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Standish (4 parts)) from Wheatenhurst registration district.	0 in 1891
24.3.1884	(e)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Leonard Stanley, including Lorridge Farm (which became part of the parish of Stinchcombe on 24.3.1884) to Dursley registration district.	8 in 1891
	(f)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Leonard Stanley (which became part of the parish of Alkington on 24.3.1884) to Thornbury registration district.	0 in 1891
	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Pitchcombe (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Brookthorpe, including Wragg Castle Lane, Catbrain, etc.) from Wheatenhurst registration district.	22 in 1891
	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Pitchcombe (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Standish, including Pitchcombe Mill, Manor Farm and cottages, etc.) from Wheatenhurst registration district.	51 in 1891
25.3.1885	(i)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Randwick, including Haresfield Hill (which became part of the parish of Haresfield on 25.3.1885) to Wheatenhurst registration district.	0 in 1891
25.3.1885	(j)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Randwick, comprising Oxlinch (which became part of the parish of Standish on 25.3.1885) to Wheatenhurst registration district.	89 in 1891
25.3.1886	(k)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Randwick (which became part of the parish of Moreton Valence on 25.3.1886) to Wheatenhurst registration district.	0 in 1891
1.10.1893	(l)	Lost the parish of Avening to Tetbury registration district.	894 in 1891
1.2.1895	(m)	Gained part of the parish of Randwick (which until 26.3.1894 formed part of the parish of Standish) from Wheatenhurst registration district.	0 in 1891
1.4.1937	(n)	Lost part of the parish of Horsley (which became part of the parish of Beverston on 1.4.1935) to Cirencester registration district.	77 in 1931
	(o)	Gained the parishes of Cam, Coaley, Dursley, Kingswood, North Nibley, Nympsfield, Owlpen, Slimbridge, Stinchcombe, Uley, and Wotton under Edge, from Dursley registration district.	13190 in 1931
	(p)	Lost part of the parish of Stonehouse (which became part of the parish of Eastington on 1.4.1935) to Gloucester Rural registration district.	0 in 1931
1.4.1974	(q)	Gained the parishes of Eastington and Frocester from Gloucester Rural registration district.	1517 in 1971
	(r)	Gained the parish of Alderley from Sodbury registration district.	66 in 1971
	(s)	Gained the parishes of Alkington, Berkeley, Hamfallow, Ham & Stone, and Hinton, from Thornbury registration district.	4965 in 1971
1.4.2006 (abolished)	(t)	Lost the constituent parishes of Alderley, Alkington, Berkeley, Bisley with Lypiatt, Cam, Chalford, Coaley, Cranham, Dursley, Eastington, Frocester, Ham & Stone, Hamfallow, Hinton, Horsley, Kings Stanley, Kingswood, Leonard Stanley, Minchinhampton, Miserden, Nailsworth, North Nibley, Nympsfield, Owlpen, Painswick, Pitchcombe, Randwick, Rodborough, Slimbridge, Stinchcombe, Stonehouse, Thrupp, Uley, Whiteshill, Woodchester, and Wotton under Edge, and the unparished area of Stroud, to Gloucestershire registration district.

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