Boston Registration District

BOSTON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Lincolnshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.2.2003 (to become part of Lincolnshire registration district).
Sub-districts : Bennington, Boston, Boston Borough, Boston Rural, Kirton, Sibsey, Swineshead
GRO volumes : XIV (1837-51), 7a (1852-1946), 3B (1946-74), 7 (1974-92).
Registers currently held at : Lincolnshire.

Table 1A: List of Places in Boston Registration District (1837-1974)

All the areas in Boston registration district became parts of the counties of Parts of Holland and Parts of Lindsey on 1.4.1889.

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Algarkirk	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Algarkirk	Parts of Holland	1889	1974
Amber Hill	Lincolnshire	1880	1889	Created 24.12.1880 out of the parishes of Sutton, Algarkirk, and Dogdyke. See also Table 2, note (n).
Amber Hill	Parts of Holland	1889	1974
Benington	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Benington	Parts of Holland	1889	1974
Bicker	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (o).
Bicker	Parts of Holland	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (o).
Boston	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area.
Boston	Parts of Holland	1889	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area.
Brothertoft	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Brothertoft	Parts of Holland	1889	1974
Butterwick	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Butterwick	Parts of Holland	1889	1974
Carrington	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (a), (f) and (s).
Carrington	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1935	See Table 2, notes (a), (f) and (s).
Copping Syke	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Wildmore. See also Table 2, note (s).
Copping Syke	Parts of Holland	1889	1935
Dogdyke	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (i), (j) and (k).
Dogdyke	Parts of Kesteven	1889	1895	See Table 2, notes (i), (j) and (k).
Drainage Marsh	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1906 to become part of the parish of Wigtoft.
Drainage Marsh	Parts of Holland	1889	1906	Abolished 1.4.1906 to become part of the parish of Wigtoft.
Ferry Corner Plot	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1906 to become part of the parish of Brothertoft.
Ferry Corner Plot	Parts of Holland	1889	1906
Fishtoft	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Fishtoft	Parts of Holland	1889	1974
Fosdyke	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Fosdyke	Parts of Holland	1889	1974
Frampton	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Frampton	Parts of Holland	1889	1974
Freiston	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (g).
Freiston	Parts of Holland	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Frithville	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (s).
Frithville	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1935	See Table 2, note (s).
Gibbet Hills	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 26.3.1891 to become part of the parish of Swineshead.
Gibbet Hills	Parts of Holland	1889	1891
Great Beats	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1906 to become part of the parish of Copping Syke.
Great Beats	Parts of Holland	1889	1906
Great Brand End Plot	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 26.3.1891 to become part of the parish of Swineshead.
Great Brand End Plot	Parts of Holland	1889	1891
Hall Hills	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1906 to become part of the parish of Skirbeck.
Hall Hills	Parts of Holland	1889	1906
Harts Grounds	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (p).
Harts Grounds	Parts of Holland	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (p).
Kirton	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Kirton	Parts of Holland	1889	1974
Langriville	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (b), (m) and (s).
Langriville	Parts of Holland	1889	1936	See Table 2, notes (b), (m) and (s).
Leake	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1894 and divided into the parishes of New Leake and Old Leake. See also Table 2, note (c).
Leake	Parts of Holland and Parts of Lindsey	1889	1894
Leverton	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Leverton	Parts of Holland	1889	1974
Little Beats	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1906 to become part of the parish of Copping Syke.
Little Beats	Parts of Holland	1889	1906
Little Brand End Plot	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 26.3.1891 to become part of the parish of Swineshead.
Little Brand End Plot	Parts of Holland	1889	1891
Mown Rakes	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 26.3.1891 to become part of the parish of Swineshead.
Mown Rakes	Parts of Holland	1889	1891
New Leake	Parts of Lindsey	1894	1895	Created 1894 out of the parish of Leake. See also Table 2, note (l).
North Forty Foot Bank	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1906 to become parts of the parishes of Brothertoft and Pelhams Lands.
North Forty Foot Bank	Parts of Holland	1889	1906
Old Leake	Parts of Holland	1889	1974	Created 1894 out of the parish of Leake.
Pelhams Lands	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (q).
Pelhams Lands	Parts of Holland	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (q).
Pepper Gowt Plot	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1906 to become part of the parish of Skirbeck.
Pepper Gowt Plot	Parts of Holland	1889	1906
Royalty Farm	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 26.3.1891 to become part of the parish of Swineshead.
Royalty Farm	Parts of Holland	1889	1891
Seven Acres	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1906 to become part of the parish of Copping Syke.
Seven Acres	Parts of Holland	1889	1906
Shuff Fen	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1906 to become part of the parish of Brothertoft.
Shuff Fen	Parts of Holland	1889	1906
Sibsey	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (s).
Sibsey	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1935	See Table 2, note (s).
Simon Weir	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1906 to become part of the parish of Kirton.
Simon Weir	Parts of Holland	1889	1906	Abolished 1.4.1906 to become part of the parish of Kirton.
Skirbeck	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1932 to become parts of the parishes of Boston and Fishtoft.
Skirbeck	Parts of Holland	1889	1932
Skirbeck Quarter	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1932 to become part of the parish of Boston.
Skirbeck Quarter	Parts of Holland	1889	1932	Abolished 1.4.1932 to become part of the parish of Boston.
South of the Witham	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1906 to become part of the parish of Kirton.
South of the Witham	Parts of Holland	1889	1906	Abolished 1.4.1906 to become part of the parish of Kirton.
Sutterton	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Sutterton	Parts of Holland	1889	1974
Swineshead	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Swineshead	Parts of Holland	1889	1974
The Friths	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1906 to become part of the parish of Frampton.
The Friths	Parts of Holland	1889	1906
Thornton le Fen	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (d), (e), (h) and (s).
Thornton le Fen	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1935	See Table 2, notes (d), (e), (h) and (s).
Westville	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (s).
Westville	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1935	See Table 2, note (s).
Wigtoft	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Wigtoft	Parts of Holland	1889	1974
Wrangle	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Wrangle	Parts of Holland	1889	1974
Wyberton	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Wyberton	Parts of Holland	1889	1974

Table 1B: List of Places in Boston Registration District (1974-2003)

All the areas in Boston registration district became part of the county of Lincolnshire on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Algarkirk	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (t).
Amber Hill	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (t).
Benington	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (t).
Bicker	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (t).
Boston	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and municipal borough of Boston. See also Table 2, note (t).
Brothertoft	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (t).
Butterwick	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (t).
Fishtoft	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (t).
Fosdyke	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (t).
Frampton	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (t).
Freiston	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (t).
Harts Grounds	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (t).
Kirton	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (t).
Leverton	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (t).
Old Leake	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (t).
Pelhams Lands	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (t).
Sutterton	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (t).
Swineshead	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (t).
Wigtoft	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (t).
Wrangle	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (t).
Wyberton	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (t).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Boston Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.12.1880	(a)	Gained parts of the parish of Carrington (which until 24.12.1880 formed parts of the parishes of Asgarby and Miningsby, together with another detached part of the parish of Revesby) from Horncastle registration district.	306 in 1881
	(b)	Gained parts of the parish of Langriville (which until 24.12.1880 formed parts of the parishes of Dalderby, Martin Scrivelsby, and Woodhall, together with detached parts of the parishes of Coningsby and Kirkstead) from Horncastle registration district.	160 in 1881
	(c)	Gained parts of the parish of Leake (which until 24.12.1880 formed detached parts of the parish of Revesby) from Horncastle registration district.	0 in 1881
	(d)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Thornton le Fen (which became part of the new parish of Wildmore on 24.12.1880) to Horncastle registration district.	10 in 1881
	(e)	Gained parts of the parish of Thornton le Fen (which until 24.12.1880 formed detached parts of the parish of Coningsby) from Horncastle registration district.	17 in 1881
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Carrington (which until 24.12.1880 formed a detached part of the parish of Bolingbroke) from Spilsby registration district.	208 in 1881
	(g)	Lost part of the parish of Frieston (which became part of the new parish of West Fen on 24.12.1880) to Spilsby registration district.	134 in 1881
	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Thornton le Fen (which until 24.12.1880 formed a detached part of the parish of Toynton St. Peter) from Spilsby registration district.	65 in 1881
24.3.1884	(i)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Dogdyke, including Red House, etc. (which became part of the parish of Coningsby on 24.3.1884) to Horncastle registration district.	25 in 1891
24.3.1884	(j)	Gained part of the parish of Dogdyke (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Coningsby) from Horncastle registration district.	25 in 1891
1.7.1895	(k)	Lost the parish of Dogdyke to Sleaford registration district.	192 in 1891
1.7.1895	(l)	Lost the parish of New Leake to Spilsby registration district.	576 in 1891
1.6.1904	(m)	Gained part of the parish of Langriville (which until 1.4.1904 formed part of the parish of Coningsby) from Horncastle registration district.	20 in 1901
1.4.1935	(n)	Gained part of the parish of Amber Hill (whch until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of South Kyme) from Sleaford & East Kesteven registration district.	7 in 1931
	(o)	Lost part of the parish of Bicker (which became part of the parish of Great Hale on 1.4.1935) to Sleaford & East Kesteven registration district.	2 in 1931
	(p)	Lost part of the parish of Harts Grounds (which became part of the parish of Dogdyke on 1.4.1935) to Sleaford & East Kesteven registration district.	0 in 1931
	(q)	Lost part of the parish of Pelhams Lands (which became part of the parish of Dogdyke on 1.4.1935) to Sleaford & East Kesteven registration district.	93 in 1931
1.1.1936	(r)	Lost the parish of Copping Syke (which became part of the parish of Wildmore on 1.4.1935) to Horncastle registration district.	28 in 1931
1.1.1936	(s)	Lost the parishes of Carrington, Frithville, Langriville, Sibsey, Thornton le Fen, and Westville, to Spilsby registration district.	3080 in 1931
1.2.2003 (abolished)	(t)	Lost the constituent parishes of Algarkirk, Amber Hill, Benington, Bicker, Brothertoft, Butterwick, Fishtoft, Fosdyke, Frampton, Freiston, Harts Grounds, Kirton, Leake, Leverton, Old Leake, Pelhams Lands, Sutterton, Swineshead, Wigtoft, Wrangle, Wyberton, and the unparished area of Boston, to Lincolnshire registration district.

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