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List of Districts |
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List of Districts |
Table 1: List of Places in Downham Registration District
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Civil Parish |
County |
From |
To |
Comments |
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Barton Bendish |
1837 |
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See Table 2, note (j). |
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Bexwell |
1837 |
1935 |
Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Ryston. |
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Boughton |
1837 |
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Crimplesham |
1837 |
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Denver |
1837 |
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See Table 2, note (f). |
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Downham Market |
1837 |
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Downham West |
1894 |
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Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Downham Market. |
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Feltwell |
1939 |
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See Table 2, note (i). |
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Fincham |
1837 |
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Fordham |
1837 |
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Hilgay |
1837 |
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See Table 2, note (d). |
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Hockwold cum Wilton |
1939 |
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See Table 2, note (i). |
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Marham |
1837 |
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Methwold |
1939 |
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See Table 2, note (i). |
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Nordelph |
1930 |
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Created 1.10.1930 out of the parishes of Upwell, Denver, Outwell, Stow Bardolph, and Downham West. See also Table 2, note (g). |
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Northwold |
1939 |
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See Table 2, notes (i) and (k). |
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Outwell |
1938 |
1974 |
See Table 2, note (e). |
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Roxham |
1837 |
1935 |
Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Ryston. |
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Runcton Holme |
1837 |
1935 |
Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of South Runcton. |
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Runcton Holme |
1950 |
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Created 1.7.1950 by renaming the parish of South Runcton. |
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Ryston |
1837 |
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Shouldham |
1837 |
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Shouldham Thorpe |
1837 |
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South Runcton |
1837 |
1950 |
Renamed 1.7.1950 to become the parish of Runcton Holme. |
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Southery |
1837 |
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Stoke Ferry |
1837 |
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Stow Bardolph |
1837 |
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Stradsett |
1837 |
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Tottenhill |
1837 |
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Upwell |
1938 |
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See Table 2, note (e). |
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Wallington with Thorpland |
1837 |
1935 |
Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of South Runcton. |
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Watlington |
1837 |
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Welney |
1837 |
1889 |
On 1.4.1889 the part of the parish of Welney in Cambridgeshire became part of the Isle of Ely, on 30.9.1895 this same area became the separate parish of West Welney, so that thereafter Welney was wholly in Norfolk. See also Table 2, notes (a), (b), (c) and (h). |
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Norfolk and Isle of Ely |
1889 |
1895 |
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1895 |
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Wereham |
1837 |
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West Dereham |
1837 |
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West Welney |
1895 |
1935 |
Created 30.9.1895 from the Isle of Ely part of the parish of Welney. Abolished 1.4.1935 to become parts of the parishes of Welney and Upwell. |
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Wiggenhall St. Germans |
1837 |
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Wiggenhall St. Mary Magdalen |
1837 |
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Wiggenhall St. Mary the Virgin |
1837 |
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Wiggenhall St. Peter |
1837 |
1935 |
Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Wiggenhall St. Germans. |
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Wimbotsham |
1837 |
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Wormegay |
1837 |
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Wretton |
1837 |
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Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Downham Registration District
Date of Change | Note | Description of Change | Population transferred |
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24.3.1884 |
(a) | Lost the Norfolk part of the parish of Welney, including Halfpenny Toll House, Cock Fen Farm, etc. (which became part of the parish of Upwell on 24.3.1884) to Wisbech registration district. |
29 in 1891 |
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(b) | Gained part of the parish of Welney (which until 24.3.1884 formed the Cambridgeshire part of the parish of Upwell, including Bensleys Farm) from Wisbech registration district. |
6 in 1891 |
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(c) | Gained part of the parish of Welney (which until 24.3.1884 formed the Norfolk part of the parish of Upwell) from Wisbech registration district. |
8 in 1891 |
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24.3.1885 |
(d) | Lost a detached part of the parish of Hilgay (which became part of the parish of Littleport on 25.3.1885) to Ely registration district. |
142 in 1891 |
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1.4.1938 |
(e) | Gained the parishes of Outwell and Upwell from Wisbech registration district. |
2893 in 1931 |
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(f) | Gained part of the parish of Denver (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Upwell) from Wisbech registration district. |
23 in 1931 |
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(g) | Gained part of the parish of Nordelph (which until 1.10.1930 formed parts of the parishes of Outwell and Upwell) from Wisbech registration district. |
664 in 1921 |
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(h) | Gained part of the parish of Welney (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Upwell) from Wisbech registration district. |
0 in 1931 |
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1.1.1939 |
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(i) | Gained the parishes of Feltwell, Hockwold cum Wilton, Methwold, and Northwold, from Thetford registration district. |
4483 in 1931 |
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(j) | Lost part of the parish of Barton Bendish (which became part of the parish of Beachamwell on 1.4.1935) to Wayland registration district. |
0 in 1931 |
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21.5.1957 |
(k) | Lost part of the parish of Northwold (which became part of the parish of Didlington on 21.5.1957) to Wayland registration district. |
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