Wycombe Registration District

WYCOMBE REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Buckinghamshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.11.1998 (to become part of Chiltern Hills registration district).
Sub-districts : Great Marlow, High Wycombe, Marlow, Princes Risborough, Stokenchurch, Wendover, West Wycombe, Wycombe.
GRO volumes : VI (1837–51), 3a (1852–1946), 6A (1946–74), 19 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.

Table 1: List of Places in Wycombe Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Bledlow	Buckinghamshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Bledlow cum Saunderton.
Bledlow cum Saunderton	Buckinghamshire	1934	1998	Created 1.4.1934 out of the parishes of Bledlow, Saunderton, and Horsenden. See also Table 2, note (s).
Bradenham	Buckinghamshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, note (s).
Chepping Wycombe	Buckinghamshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of Chepping Wycombe Urban and Chepping Wycombe Rural.
Chepping Wycombe	Buckinghamshire	1949	1998	Created 24.2.1949 by renaming the parish of Chepping Wycombe Rural. See also Table 2, note (s).
Chepping Wycombe Rural	Buckinghamshire	1894	1949	Created 1894 out of the rural part of the parish of Chepping Wycombe. Abolished 24.2.1949 to become the parish of Chepping Wycombe.
Chepping Wycombe Urban	Buckinghamshire	1894	1896	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Chepping Wycombe in Chepping Wycombe Municipal Borough. Abolished 30.9.1896 to become part of the parish of High Wycombe.
Chinnor	Oxfordshire	1837	1896	See Table 2, note (g).
Ellesborough	Buckinghamshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, notes (q) and (s).
Fawley	Buckinghamshire	1837	1845	See Table 2, notes (a), (f) and (s).
Fawley	Buckinghamshire	1932	1998	See Table 2, notes (a), (f) and (s).
Fingest	Buckinghamshire	1837	1937	Abolished 1.8.1937 to become the parish of Fingest & Lane End.
Fingest & Lane End	Buckinghamshire	1937	1998	Created 1.8.1937 by renaming the parish of Fingest. See also Table 2, note (s).
Great & Little Hampden	Buckinghamshire	1885	1998	Created 23.3.1885 out of the parishes of Great Hampden, of Little Hampden, and Stoke Mandeville. See also Table 2, notes (n), (r) and (s).
Great & Little Kimble	Buckinghamshire	1885	1998	Created 23.3.1885 out of the parishes of Great Kimble, Little Kimble, and Little Hampden. See also Table 2, note (s).
Great Hampden	Buckinghamshire	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 to become part of the parish of Great & Little Hampden.
Great Kimble	Buckinghamshire	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 to become part of the parish of Great & Little Kimble.
Great Marlow	Buckinghamshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, note (s).
Hambleden	Buckinghamshire	1837	1845	See Table 2, note (a).
Hambleden	Buckinghamshire	1932	1998	See Table 2, notes (l) and (s).
Hedsor	Buckinghamshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, note (s).
High Wycombe	Buckinghamshire	1896	1974	Created 30.9.1896 from the parishes of Chepping Wycombe Urban and Wycombe. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area.
High Wycombe	Buckinghamshire	1974	1998	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of High Wycombe. See also Table 2, note (s).
Horsenden	Buckinghamshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Princes Risborough, Bledlow cum Saunderton, and Great & Little Hampden.
Hughenden	Buckinghamshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, notes (o) and (s).
Ibstone	Oxfordshire	1837	1896	See Table 2, note (s).
Ibstone	Buckinghamshire	1896	1998	See Table 2, note (s).
Ilmer	Buckinghamshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Longwick cum Ilmer. See also Table 2, note (e).
Lacey Green	Buckinghamshire	1934	1998	Created 1.4.1934 out of the parish of Princes Risborough. See also Table 2, note (s).
Lewknor Uphill	Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 when the parts in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire became parts of the parishes of Stokenchurch and Great Marlow respectively.
Little Hampden	Buckinghamshire	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 to become parts of the parishes of Great & Little Hampden, and Great & Little Kimble.
Little Kimble	Buckinghamshire	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 to become part of the parish of Great & Little Kimble.
Little Marlow	Buckinghamshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, note (s).
Little Missenden	Buckinghamshire	1837	1901	See Table 2, note (i).
Longwick cum Ilmer	Buckinghamshire	1934	1998	Created 1.4.1934 out of the parishes of Princes Risborough, Monks Risborough, Ilmer, Horsenden, towersey. See also Table 2, notes (m) and (s).
Marlow	Buckinghamshire	1974	1998	Created 1.4.1974 by renaming the parish of Marlow Urban. See also Table 2, note (s).
Marlow Urban	Buckinghamshire	1895	1974	Created 1.10.1896 out of the part of the parish of Great Marlow in Great Marlow Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the parish of Marlow
Medmenham	Buckinghamshire	1837	1845	See Table 2, notes (a), (l) and (s).
Medmenham	Buckinghamshire	1932	1998	See Table 2, notes (a), (l) and (s).
Monks Risborough	Buckinghamshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Princes Risborough, Longwick cum Ilmer, and Great & Little Hampden.
Princes Risborough	Buckinghamshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, note (s).
Radnage	Buckinghamshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, note (s).
Saunderton	Buckinghamshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Bledlow cum Saunderton.
Stoke Mandeville	Buckinghamshire	1837	1898	See Table 2, notes (c), (f), and (h).
Stokenchurch	Oxfordshire	1837	1896	Transferred from Oxfordshire to Buckinghamshire on 30.9.1896. See also Table 2, note (s).
Stokenchurch	Buckinghamshire	1896	1998
Towersey	Buckinghamshire	1837	1845	See Table 2, note (b).
Turville	Buckinghamshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, note (s).
Wendover	Buckinghamshire	1837	1924	See Table 2, notes (d), (j) and (k).
West Wycombe	Buckinghamshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of High Wycombe, West Wycombe Rural, Fingest, and Hughenden.
West Wycombe Rural	Buckinghamshire	1934	1998	Created 1.4.1934 out of the parishes of West Wycombe and Hughenden. See also Table 2, note (s).
Wooburn	Buckinghamshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, notes (p) and (s).
Wycombe	Buckinghamshire	1837	1896	Abolished 30.9.1896 to become part of the parish of High Wycombe.

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Wycombe Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
15.7.1845	(a)	Lost the parishes of Fawley, Hambleden, and Medmenham, to Henley registration district.	1906 in 1841
15.7.1845	(b)	Lost the parish of Towersey to Thame registration district.	413 in 1841
24.3.1883	(c)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Stoke Mandeville (which became part of the parish of Stone on 24.3.1883) to Aylesbury registration district.	0 in 1891
25.3.1885	(d)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Wendover (which became part of the parish of Bierton with Broughton on 25.3.1885) to Aylesbury registration district.	0 in 1891
25.3.1886	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Ilmer (which until 25.3.1886 formed a detached part of the parish of Kingsey) from Thame registration district.	0 in 1891
24.3.1887	(f)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Stoke Mandeville (which became part of the parish of Hartwell on 24.3.1887) to Aylesbury registration district.	0 in 1891
1.1.1897	(g)	Lost the parish of Chinnor to Thame registration district.	1247 in 1891
1.6.1897	(h)	Lost the parish of Stoke Mandeville to Aylesbury registration district.	356 in 1891
1.1.1902	(i)	Lost the parish of Little Missenden to Amersham registration district.	1112 in 1901
1.4.1911	(j)	Lost part of the parish of Wendover (which until 1.4.1911 formed part of the parish of Lee) to Amersham registration district.	258 in 1901
1.10.1924	(k)	Lost the parish of Wendover to Aylesbury registration district.	2366 in 1921
1.10.1932	(l)	Gained the parishes of Fawley, Hambleden, and Medmenham, from Henley registration district.	1956 in 1931
1.5.1933	(m)	Gained part of the parish of Longwick cum Ilmer (which until 1.4.1933 formed part of the parish of Towersey) from Aylesbury registration district.	0 in 1931
1.4.1935	(n)	Lost part of the parish of Great & Little Hampden (which became part of the parish of Great Missenden on 1.4.1934) to Amersham registration district.	127 in 1931
	(o)	Lost part of the parish of Hughenden (which became part of the parish of Great Missenden on 1.4.1934) to Amersham registration district.	112 in 1931
	(p)	Lost part of the parish of Wooburn (which became part of the parish of Beaconsfield on 1.4.1934) to Amersham registration district.	86 in 1931
	(q)	Lost part of the parish of Ellesborough (which became part of the parish of Stoke Mandeville on 1.4.1934) to Aylesbury registration district.	0 in 1931
	(r)	Gained part of the parish of Great & Little Hampden (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Wendover) from Aylesbury registration district.	0 in 1931
1.11.1998 (abolished)	(s)	Lost the constituent parishes of Bledlow cum Saunderton, Bradenham, Chepping Wycombe, Ellesborough, Fawley, Fingest & Lane End, Great & Little Hampden, Great & Little Kimble, Great Marlow, Hambleden, Hedsor, Hughenden, Ibstone, Lacey Green, Little Marlow, Longwick cum Ilmer, Marlow, Medmenham, Princes Risborough, Radnage, Stokenchurch, Turville, West Wycombe Rural, and Wooburn, and the unparished area of High Wycombe, to Chiltern Hills registration district.

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