Ely Registration District

ELY REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Cambridgeshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.10.2007 (added to Cambridgeshire registration district).
Sub-districts : Ely; Haddenham; Littleport; Sutton.
GRO volumes : XIV (1837–51); 3b (1852–1946); 4A (1946–74); 9 (1974–92).
District number : 98a (1841–46); 190 (1847–69); 181 (1870–80); 182 (1881–1908); 184 (1909–46); 147 (1946–74); 332 (1974–2007).

Table 1A: List of Places in Ely Registration District (1837–1974)

All the areas in Ely registration district became part of the county of Isle of Ely on 1.4.1889. All the areas in Ely registration district became part of the county of Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely on 1.4.1965.

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Coveney	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Downham	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (b).
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Ely College	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the parish of Ely.
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Grunty Fen	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Wilburton.
Grunty Fen	Isle of Ely	1889	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Wilburton.
Haddenham	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Holy Trinity	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Holy Trinity with St. Mary.
Holy Trinity	Isle of Ely	1889	1933
Holy Trinity with St. Mary	Isle of Ely	1933	1974	Created 1.4.1933 out of the parishes of Holy Trinity, St. Mary and Witchford. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the parish of Ely.
Littleport	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (f).
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Mepal	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Redmere	Norfolk	1865	1895	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Littleport. See also Table 2, note (a).
Redmere	Isle of Ely	1895	1933
St. Mary	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1933 and divided between the parishes of Holy Trinity with St. Mary, Thetford and Littleport.
St. Mary	Isle of Ely	1889	1933
Stretham	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Sutton	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Thetford	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Wentworth	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (b).
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Wilburton	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Witcham	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (b).
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Witcham Gravel	Isle of Ely	1894	1933	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Witcham in Ely Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Witcham.
Witchford	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (b).
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974

Table 1B: List of Places in Ely Registration District (1974–2007)

All the areas in Ely registration district became part of the county of Cambridgeshire on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Coveney	Cambridgeshire	1974	2007	See Table 2, note (g).
Downham	Cambridgeshire	1974	2007	See Table 2, note (g).
Ely	Cambridgeshire	1974	2007	Created 1.4.1974 from the parishes of Ely College and Holy Trinity with St. Mary. See also Table 2, note (g).
Haddenham	Cambridgeshire	1974	2007	See Table 2, note (g).
Littleport	Cambridgeshire	1974	2007	See Table 2, note (g).
Mepal	Cambridgeshire	1974	2007	See Table 2, note (g).
Stretham	Cambridgeshire	1974	2007	See Table 2, note (g).
Sutton	Cambridgeshire	1974	2007	See Table 2, note (g).
Thetford	Cambridgeshire	1974	2007	See Table 2, note (g).
Wentworth	Cambridgeshire	1974	2007	See Table 2, note (g).
Wilburton	Cambridgeshire	1974	2007	See Table 2, note (g).
Witcham	Cambridgeshire	1974	2007	See Table 2, note (g).
Witchford	Cambridgeshire	1974	2007	See Table 2, note (g).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Ely Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
26.7.1865	(a)	Gained the parish of Redmere from Thetford registration district.	18 in 1861
25.3.1884	(b)	Lost detached parts of the parishes of Downham, Wentworth, Witcham and Witchford (which became parts of the parish of Manea on 25.3.1884) to North Witchford registration district.	80 in 1891
25.3.1885	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Littleport (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Hilgay) from Downham registration district.	142 in 1891
1.10.2007 (abolished)	(g)	Lost the parishes of Coveney, Downham, Ely, Haddenham, Littleport, Mepal, Stretham, Sutton, Thetford, Wentworth, Wilburton, Witcham and Witchford, to Cambridgeshire registration district.	55531 in 2001

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