Forden Registration District

FORDEN REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Montgomeryshire.
Created : 1.7.1870 (by renaming Montgomery registration district).
Abolished : 1.1.1936 (added to Welshpool registration district).
Sub-districts : Chirbury, Montgomery, Welshpool.
GRO volumes : 11b (1870–1935).
District number : 612 (1870–80); 615 (1881–1908); 617 (1909–35).

Table 1: List of Places in Forden Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Aston	Montgomeryshire	1870	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Churchstoke. See also Table 2, note (a).
Bausley	Montgomeryshire	1935	1935	See Table 2, notes (d) and (g).
Berriew	Montgomeryshire	1870	1935	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (g).
Brithdir	Montgomeryshire	1894	1935	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Berriew in Welshpool Municipal Borough. See also Table 2, note (g).
Brompton & Rhiston	Shropshire	1870	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Castle Caereinion	Montgomeryshire	1870	1894	Abolished 1894 and divded into the parishes of Castle Caereinion Rural and Castle Caereinion Urban. See also Table 2, note (a).
Castle Caereinion Rural	Montgomeryshire	1894	1935	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Castle Caereinion. See also Table 2, note (g).
Castle Caereinion Urban	Montgomeryshire	1894	1935	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Castle Caereinion in Welshpool Municipal Borough. See also Table 2, note (g).
Castlewright	Montgomeryshire	1870	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Churchstoke. See also Table 2, note (a).
Chirbury	Shropshire	1870	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Churchstoke	Montgomeryshire	1870	1935	See Table 2, notes (a), (f) and (g).
Cletterwood	Montgomeryshire	1870	1922	Abolished 1.10.1922 and added to the parish of Trewern. See also Table 2, note (a).
Cyfronydd	Montgomeryshire	1870	1884	Abolished 25.3.1884 and divided between the parishes of Castle Caereinion and Pool Lower. See also Table 2, note (a).
Forden	Montgomeryshire	1870	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
Hope	Montgomeryshire	1870	1922	Abolished 1.10.1922 and added to the parish of Trewern. See also Table 2, note (a).
Leighton	Montgomeryshire	1870	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Trelystan. See also Table 2, note (a).
Llandyssil	Montgomeryshire	1870	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
Llanmerewig	Montgomeryshire	1870	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
Middletown	Montgomeryshire	1870	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
Montgomery	Montgomeryshire	1870	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
Pool Lower	Montgomeryshire	1870	1900	Abolished 26.3.1900 and added to the parish of Welshpool. See also Table 2, note (a).
Pool Middle	Montgomeryshire	1870	1900	Abolished 26.3.1900 and added to the parish of Welshpool. See also Table 2, note (a).
Pool Upper	Montgomeryshire	1870	1900	Abolished 26.3.1900 and added to the parish of Welshpool. See also Table 2, note (a).
Rhosgôch	Montgomeryshire	1870	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Trelystan. See also Table 2, note (a).
Trelystan	Montgomeryshire	1870	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
Trewern	Montgomeryshire	1870	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
Uppington	Montgomeryshire	1870	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Middletown. See also Table 2, note (a).
Welshpool	Montgomeryshire	1900	1935	Created 26.3.1900 from the parishes of Pool Middle, Pool Lower and Pool Upper. See also Table 2, note (g).
Worthen	Shropshire	1870	1935	See Table 2, notes (a), (c) and (e).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Forden Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.7.1870 (created)	(a)	Gained the parishes of Aston, Berriew, Brompton & Rhiston, Castle Caereinion, Castlewright, Chirbury, Churchstoke, Cletterwood, Cyfronydd, Forden, Hope, Leighton, Llandyssil, Llanmerewig, Middletown, Montgomery, Pool Lower, Pool Middle, Pool Upper, Rhosgôch, Trelystan, Trewern, Uppington and Worthen, from Montgomery registration district.	19097 in 1861
25.3.1883	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Berriew (which until 25.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Tregynon) from Newtown registration district.	13 in 1891
25.3.1884	(c)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Worthen (which was added to the parish of Pontesbury on 25.3.1884) to Atcham registration district.	6 in 1891
1.10.1935	(d)	Gained the parish of Bausley from Atcham registration district.	398 in 1931
	(e)	Lost the parishes of Brompton & Rhiston, Chirbury and Worthen, to Clun registration district.	3059 in 1931
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Churchstoke (which until 1.4.1933 formed the parishes of Hyssington and Snead) from Clun registration district.	270 in 1931
1.1.1936 (abolished)	(g)	Lost the parishes of Bausley, Berriew, Brithdir, Castle Caereinion Rural, Castle Caereinion Urban, Churchstoke, Forden, Llandyssil, Llanmerewig, Middletown, Montgomery, Trelystan, Trewern and Welshpool, to Welshpool registration district	10702 in 1931

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