Clun Registration District

CLUN REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Shropshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.9.2005 (added to Shropshire registration district).
Sub-districts : Bishop's Castle; Bishop's Castle & Clun; Clun; Lydbury; Norbury.
GRO volumes : XVIII (1837–51); 6a (1852–1946); 9A (1946–74); 30 (1974–92).
District number : 175c (1841–46); 353 (1847–69); 345 (1870–1908); 343 (1909–46); 436 (1946–74); 711 (1974–2005).

Table 1: List of Places in Clun Registration District

Civil Parish (* or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Bedstone	Shropshire	1933	2005	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Bettws y Crwyn	Shropshire	1933	2005	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Bishop's Castle	Shropshire	1884	1894	Created 25.3.1885 out of the parishes of Bishop's Castle In and Bishop's Castle Out. Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of Bishop's Castle Urban and Bishop's Castle Rural.
Bishop's Castle	Shropshire	1967	2005	Created 1.4.1967 by renaming the parish of Bishop's Castle Urban. See also Table 2, note (h).
Bishop's Castle In	Shropshire	1837	1884	Abolished 25.3.1885 and added to the parish of Bishop's Castle.
Bishop's Castle Out	Shropshire	1837	1884	Abolished 25.3.1885 and added to the parish of Bishop's Castle.
Bishop's Castle Rural	Shropshire	1894	1934	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Bishop's Castle. Abolished 1.4.1934 and divided between the parishes of Colebatch and Lydham.
Bishop's Castle Urban	Shropshire	1894	1967	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Bishop's Castle in Bishop's Castle Municipal Borough. Renamed 1.4.1967 to become the parish of Bishop's Castle.
Brompton & Rhiston	Shropshire	1935	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987 and added to the parish of Chirbury with Brompton. See also Table 2, note (d).
Bucknell	Shropshire	1933	2005	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Chirbury	Shropshire	1935	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987 and added to the parish of Chirbury with Brompton. See also Table 2, note (d).
Chirbury with Brompton	Shropshire	1987	2005	Created 1.4.1987 out of the parishes of Brompton & Rhiston and Chirbury. See also Table 2, note (h).
Churchstoke	Montgomeryshire	1933	1935	That part which until 1.4.1933 formed the parishes of Hyssington and Snead. See also Table 2, note (c).
Clun	Shropshire	1837	2005	See Table 2, note (h).
Clunbury	Shropshire	1837	2005	See Table 2, note (h).
Clungunford	Shropshire	1837	2005	See Table 2, notes (e) and (h).
Colebatch	Shropshire	1934	2005	Created 1.4.1934 out of the parish of Bishop's Castle Rural. See also Table 2, note (h).
Dinmore	Shropshire	1837	1884	Abolished 25.3.1884 and added to the parish of Lydbury North.
Edgton	Shropshire	1837	2005	See Table 2, note (h).
Hill End	Shropshire	1837	1884	Abolished 25.3.1884 and added to the parish of Lydbury North.
Hopesay	Shropshire	1837	2005	See Table 2, note (h).
Hopton Castle	Shropshire	1837	2005	See Table 2, note (h).
Horderley Hall	Shropshire	1837	1884	Abolished 25.3.1884 and added to the parish of Edgton.
Hyssington	Montgomeryshire	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Churchstoke. See also Table 2, note (c).
Llanfair Waterdine	Shropshire	1933	2005	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Lydbury North	Shropshire	1837	2005	See Table 2, note (h).
Lydham	Shropshire	1837	2005	See Table 2, note (h).
Mainstone	Shropshire	1837	2005	See Table 2, note (h).
More	Shropshire	1837	2005	See Table 2, note (h).
Myndtown	Shropshire	1837	2005	See Table 2, note (h).
Newcastle on Clun	Shropshire	1987	2005	Created 1.4.1987 out of the parish of Clun. See also Table 2, note (h).
Norbury	Shropshire	1837	2005	See Table 2, note (h).
Old Church Moor	Shropshire	1837	1884	Abolished 25.3.1884 and added to the parish of Lydbury North.
Ratlinghope	Shropshire	1837	2005	See Table 2, notes (f) and (h).
Shelve	Shropshire	1837	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987 and added to the parish of Worthen with Shelve.
Snead	Montgomeryshire	1837	1933	On 25.3.1885 the part in Shropshire became part of the parish of Lydham, so that thereafter Snead was entirely in Montgomeryshire. Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Churchstoke. See also Table 2, note (c).
Snead	Shropshire	1837	1884
Stowe	Shropshire	1933	2005	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Wentnor	Shropshire	1837	2005	See Table 2, note (h).
Worthen	Shropshire	1935	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987 and added to the parish of Worthen with Shelve. See also Table 2, notes (b), (d), (f) and (g).
Worthen with Shelve	Shropshire	1987	2005	Created 1.4.1987 from the parishes of Shelve and Worthen. See also Table 2, note (h).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Clun Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1933	(a)	Gained the parishes of Bedstone, Bettws y Crwyn, Bucknell, Llanfair Waterdine and Stowe, from Knighton registration district.	1563 in 1931
1.10.1935	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Worthen (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Minsterley) from Atcham registration district.	106 in 1931
	(c)	Lost the part in the parish of Churchstoke (which until 1.4.1933 formed the parishes of Hyssington and Snead) to Forden registration district.	270 in 1931
	(d)	Gained the parishes of Brompton & Rhiston, Chirbury and Worthen, from Forden registration district.	3059 in 1931
1.4.1967	(e)	Lost part of the parish of Clungunford (which was added to the parish of Onibury on 1.4.1967) to Ludlow registration district.	52 in 1961
	(f)	Lost parts of the parishes of Ratlinghope and Worthen (which became parts of the parish of Pontesbury on 1.4.1967) to Shrewsbury registration district.	25 in 1961
	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Worthen (which until 1.4.1967 formed part of the parish of Minsterley) from Shrewsbury registration district.	0 in 1961
1.9.2005 (abolished)	(h)	Lost the parishes of Bedstone, Bettws y Crwyn, Bishop's Castle, Bucknell, Chirbury with Brompton, Clun, Clunbury, Clungunford, Colebatch, Edgton, Hopesay, Hopton Castle, Llanfair Waterdine, Lydbury North, Lydham, Mainstone, More, Myndtown, Newcastle on Clun, Norbury, Ratlinghope, Stowe, Wentnor and Worthen with Shelve, to Shropshire registration district.	10964 in 2001

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