Towcester Registration District

TOWCESTER REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Northamptonshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Abthorpe, Towcester
GRO volumes : XV (1837–51), 3b (1852–1946), 3B (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Northamptonshire.

Table 1: List of Places in Towcester Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Abthorpe	Northamptonshire	1837	1974
Adstone	Northamptonshire	1837	1974
Ashton	Northamptonshire	1935	1936	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Blakesley	Northamptonshire	1837	1974
Blisworth	Northamptonshire	1837	1974
Bradden	Northamptonshire	1837	1974
Cold Higham	Northamptonshire	1837	1974
Cosgrove	Northamptonshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Deanshanger	Northamptonshire	1948	1974	Created 11.11.1948 by renaming the parish of Passenham.
Easton Neston	Northamptonshire	1837	1974
Furtho	Northamptonshire	1935	1951	Abolished 1.4.1951 and incorporated into the parishes of Cosgrove, Old Stratford, and Potterspury. See also Table 2, note (a).
Gayton	Northamptonshire	1837	1974
Grafton Regis	Northamptonshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Greens Norton	Northamptonshire	1837	1974
Hartwell	Northamptonshire	1935	1936	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Litchborough	Northamptonshire	1837	1974
Maidford	Northamptonshire	1837	1974
Old Stratford	Northamptonshire	1951	1974	Created 1.4.1951 out of the parishes of Deanshanger, Furtho, and Cosgrove.
Passenham	Northamptonshire	1935	1948	Abolished 11.11.1948 and renamed Deanshanger. See also Table 2, note (a).
Pattishall	Northamptonshire	1837	1974
Paulerspury	Northamptonshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Plumpton	Northamptonshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Weston & Weedon.
Potterspury	Northamptonshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Shutlanger	Northamptonshire	1837	1974
Silverstone	Northamptonshire	1837	1974
Slapton	Northamptonshire	1837	1974
Stoke Bruerne	Northamptonshire	1837	1974
Tiffield	Northamptonshire	1837	1974
Towcester	Northamptonshire	1837	1974
Wappenham	Northamptonshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (d).
Weedon Lois	Northamptonshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Weston & Weedon.
Weston & Weedon	Northamptonshire	1935	1974	Created 1.4.1935 out of the parishes of Weedon Lois and Plumpton. See also Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
Whittlebury	Northamptonshire	1837	1974
Wicken	Northamptonshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Woodend	Northamptonshire	1837	1974
Yardley Gobion	Northamptonshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (a).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Towcester Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1935	(a)	Gained the parishes of Ashton, Cosgrove, Furtho, Grafton Regis, Hartwell, Passenham, Paulerspury, Potterspury, Wicken, and Yardley Gobion, from Potterspury registration district.	4645 in 1931
1.7.1936	(b)	Lost the parishes of Ashton and Hartwell to Brixworth registration district.	603 in 1931
28.12.1956	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Wappenham (which until 28.12.1956 formed part of the parish of Helmdon) from Brixworth registration district.
	(d)	Lost part of the parish of Wappenham (which became part of the parish of Helmdon on 28.12.1956) to Brixworth registration district.
	(e)	Gained parts of the parish of Weston & Weedon (which until 28.12.1956 formed parts of the parishes of Helmdon and Sulgrave) from Brixworth registration district.
	(f)	Lost parts of the parish of Weston & Weedon (which became parts of the parishes of Helmdon and Sulgrave on 28.12.1956) to Brixworth registration district.

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