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WHITCHURCH REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Table 1A: List of Places in Whitchurch Registration District (1837–38)

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Whitchurch

Shropshire

1837

1838

See Table 2, note (a).


Table 1B: List of Places in Whitchurch Registration District (1853–1969)

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Adderley

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (i) and (n).

Agden

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (f) and (j).

Bickley

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (d) and (j).

Bradley

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (f) and (j).

Broughton

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (l) and (o).

Cheswardine

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (i) and (o).

Chidlow

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (f) and (j).

Child's Ercall

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (i) and (o).

Chorlton

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (f) and (j).

Clive

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (l) and (o).

Cuddington

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (f) and (j).

Duckington

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).

Edge

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).

Grinshill

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (l) and (o).

Hadnall

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (h) and (o).

Hampton

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (d) and (j).

Hinstock

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (i) and (o).

Hodnet

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (i) and (o).

Ightfield

Shropshire

1853

1969

See Table 2, notes (e), (l) and (o).

Iscoyd

Flintshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (b) and (k).

Larkton

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (d) and (j).

Lee Brockhurst

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (l) and (o).

Loppington

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (l) and (o).

Macefen

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (d) and (j).

Malpas

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (f) and (j).

Marbury cum Quoisley

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (d) and (j).

Market Drayton

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (i), (n) and (o).

Moreton Corbet

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (l) and (o).

Moreton Say

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (i) and (o).

Newton by Malpas

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (f) and (j).

Norbury

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (d) and (j).

Norton in Hales

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (i) and (o).

Oldcastle

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (f) and (j).

Overton

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (f) and (j).

Prees

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (l) and (o).

Shawbury

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (l) and (o).

Stanton upon Hine Heath

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (l) and (o).

Stockton

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (f) and (j).

Stoke upon Tern

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (i) and (o).

Sutton upon Tern

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (i), (n) and (o).

Threapwood

Cheshire

1896

1935

See Table 2, note (g) and (j).

Tushingham cum Grindley

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (d) and (j).

Wem Rural

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (l) and (o).

Wem Urban

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (l) and (o).

Weston & Wixhill under Redcastle

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (l) and (o).

Whitchurch

Shropshire

1853

1894

Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of Whitchurch Urban and Whitchurch Rural. See also Table 2, note (e).

Whitchurch Rural

Shropshire

1894

1969

Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Whitchurch. See also Table 2, note (o).

Whitchurch Urban

Shropshire

1894

1969

Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Whitchurch in Whitchurch Urban District. See also Table 2, notes (m) and (o).

Whixall

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (l) and (o).

Wigland

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (f) and (j).

Wirswall

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (d) and (j).

Woore

Shropshire

1935

1969

See Table 2, notes (i) and (o).

Wychough

Cheshire

1853

1935

See Table 2, notes (f) and (j).


Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Whitchurch Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

15.1.1838 (abolished)

(a)

Lost the parish of Whitchurch to Wem registration district.

6282 in 1841

4.4.1853
(re-created)

(b)

Gained the parish of Iscoyd from Ellesmere registration district.

441 in 1851

(c)

Gained the parishes of Duckington and Edge from Great Boughton registration district.

344 in 1851

(d)

Gained the parishes of Bickley, Hampton, Larkton, Macefen, Marbury cum Quoisley, Norbury, Tushingham cum Grindley and Wirswall, from Nantwich registration district.

2045 in 1851

(e)

Gained the parishes of Ightfield and Whitchurch from Wem registration district.

6323 in 1851

(f)

Gained the parishes of Agden, Bradley, Chidlow, Chorlton, Cuddington, Malpas, Newton by Malpas, Oldcastle, Overton, Stockton, Wigland and Wychough, from Wrexham registration district.

2198 in 1851

1.11.1896

(g)

Gained the parish of Threapwood from Wrexham registration district.

306 in 1891

1.10.1935

(h)

Gained the parish of Hadnall from Ellesmere registration district.

508 in 1931

(i)

Gained the parishes of Adderley, Cheswardine, Child's Ercall, Hinstock, Hodnet, Market Drayton, Moreton Say, Norton in Hales, Stoke upon Tern, Sutton upon Tern and Woore, from Market Drayton registration district.

12130 in 1931

(j)

Lost the parishes of Agden, Bickley, Bradley, Chidlow, Chorlton, Cuddington, Duckington, Edge, Hampton, Larkton, Macefen, Malpas, Marbury cum Quoisley, Newton by Malpas, Norbury, Oldcastle, Overton, Stockton, Threapwood, Tushingham cum Grindley, Wigland, Wirswall and Wychough, to Nantwich registration district.

4283 in 1931

(k)

Lost the parish of Iscoyd to Overton registration district.

356 in 1931

(l)

Gained part of the parish of Ightfield (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Prees) and the parishes of Broughton, Clive, Grinshill, Lee Brockhurst, Loppington, Moreton Corbet, Prees, Shawbury, Stanton upon Hine Heath, Wem Rural, Web Urban, Weston & Wixhill under Redcastle and Whixall, from Wem registration district.

10593 in 1931

1.4.1965

(m)

Lost part of the parish of Whitchurch Urban (which was added to the parish of Marbury cum Quoisley on 1.4.1965) to Crewe registration district.

5 in 1961

(n)

Gained parts of the parishes of Market Drayton and Sutton upon Tern (which until 1.4.1965 formed parts of the parish of Tyrley) from Newcastle-under-Lyme registration district.

201 in 1961

1.1.1970 (abolished)

(o)

Lost the parishes of Adderley, Broughton, Cheswardine, Child's Ercall, Clive, Grinshill, Hadnall, Hinstock, Hodnet, Ightfield, Lee Brockhurst, Loppington, Market Drayton, Moreton Corbet, Moreton Say, Norton in Hales, Prees, Shawbury, Stanton upon Hine Heath, Stoke upon Tern, Sutton upon Tern, Wem Rural, Wem Urban, Weston under Redcastle, Whitchurch Rural, Whitchurch Urban, Whixall and Woore, to North Shropshire registration district.

38490 in 1971



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