Wayland Registration District

WAYLAND REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Norfolk.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Attleborough, Swaffham, Thetford, Watton.
GRO volumes : XIII (1837–51), 4b (1852–1946), 4B (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Norfolk.

Table 1: List of Places in Wayland Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Ashill	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Attleborough	Norfolk	1837	1974
Banham	Norfolk	1902	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Beachamwell	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (c).
Besthorpe	Norfolk	1837	1974
Blo Norton	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Bradenham	Norfolk	1952	1974	Created 1.4.1952 from the parishes of East Bradenham and West Bradenham.
Breckles	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Stow Bedon.
Brettenham	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Bridgham	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Carbrooke	Norfolk	1837	1974
Caston	Norfolk	1837	1974
Cockley Cley	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Cranwich	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Croxton	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Didlington	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (e).
East Bradenham	Norfolk	1939	1952	Abolished 1.4.1952 and incorporated into the parish of Bradenham. See also Table 2, note (c).
Eccles	Norfolk	1902	1956	Abolished 16.5.1956 and renamed Quidenham. See also Table 2, note (a).
Foulden	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Garboldisham	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Gooderstone	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Great Cressingham	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Great Ellingham	Norfolk	1837	1974
Griston	Norfolk	1837	1974
Hargham	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Eccles.
Harling	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Hilborough	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Hockham	Norfolk	1837	1974
Holme Hale	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Ickburgh	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Illington	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Wretham.
Kenninghall	Norfolk	1902	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Kilverstone	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Larling	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Roudham.
Little Cressingham	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Little Ellingham	Norfolk	1837	1974
Lynford	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Merton	Norfolk	1837	1974
Mundford	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Narborough	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Narford	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Necton	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
New Buckenham	Norfolk	1902	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Newton by Castle Acre	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
North Lopham	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
North Pickenham	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Old Buckenham	Norfolk	1902	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Ovington	Norfolk	1837	1974
Oxborough	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Quidenham	Norfolk	1902	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Eccles. See also Table 2, note (a).
Quidenham	Norfolk	1956	1974	Created 16.5.1956 by renaming the parish of Eccles.
Riddlesworth	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Rockland All Saints	Norfolk	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 and incorporated into the parish of Rockland All Saints & St. Andrews.
Rockland All Saints & St. Andrews	Norfolk	1885	1935	Created 25.3.1885 out of the parishes of Rockland All Saints and Rockland St. Andrews. Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Rocklands.
Rockland St. Andrews	Norfolk	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 and incorporated into the parish of Rockland All Saints & St. Andrews.
Rockland St. Peter	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Rocklands.
Rocklands	Norfolk	1935	1938	Created 1.4.1935 out of the parishes of Rockland All Saints & St. Andrew and Rockland St. Peter.
Roudham	Norfolk	1837	1974
Saham Toney	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Scoulton	Norfolk	1837	1974
Shropham	Norfolk	1837	1974
Snetterton	Norfolk	1837	1974
South Acre	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
South Lopham	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
South Pickenham	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Sporle with Palgrave	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Stanford	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Stow Bedon	Norfolk	1837	1974
Sturston	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Swaffham	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Thetford	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Thompson	Norfolk	1837	1974
Tottington	Norfolk	1837	1974
Watton	Norfolk	1837	1974
Weeting with Bromehill	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
West Bradenham	Norfolk	1939	1952	Abolished 1.4.1952 and incorporated into the parish of Bradenham. See also Table 2, note (c).
Wilby	Norfolk	1902	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Eccles. See also Table 2, note (a).
Wretham	Norfolk	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (d).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Wayland Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1902	(a)	Gained the parishes of Banham, Eccles, Kenninghall, New Buckenham, Old Buckenham, Quidenham, and Wilby, from Guiltcross registration district.	3905 in 1901
1.1.1939	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Beachamwell (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Barton Bendish) from Downham registration district.	0 in 1931
	(c)	Gained the parishes of Ashill, Beachamwell, Cockley Cley, Didlington, East Bradenham, Foulden, Gooderstone, Great Cressingham, Hilborough, Holme Hale, Ickburgh, Little Cressingham, Narborough, Narford, Necton, Newton by Castle Acre, North Pickenham, Oxborough, Saham Toney, South Acre, South Pickenham, Sporle with Palgrave, Stanford, Swaffham, and West Bradenham, from Swaffham registration district.	10875 in 1931
	(d)	Gained the parishes of Blo Norton, Brettenham, Bridgham, Cranwich, Croxton, Garboldisham, Harling, Kilverstone, Lynford, Mundford, North Lopham, Riddlesworth, South Lopham, Sturston, Thetford, Weeting with Bromehill, and Wretham, from Thetford registration district.	9262 in 1931
21.5.1957	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Didlington (which became part of the parish of Northwold on 21.5.1957) from Downham registration district.

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