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LEICESTER REGISTRATION DISTRICT

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

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

All Saints

Leicestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Leicester.

Augustine Friars

Leicestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Leicester.

Aylestone

Leicestershire

1892

1896

The part in Leicester county borough. Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Leicester. See also Table 2, note (f).

Belgrave

Leicestershire

1892

1896

The part in Leicester county borough. Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Leicester. See also Table 2, note (b).

Blackfriars

Leicestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Leicester.

Braunstone

Leicestershire

1892

1892

The part in Leicester county borough. Abolished 26.3.1892 and added to the parish of St. Mary. See also Table 2, note (f).

Evington

Leicestershire

1892

1892

The part in Leicester county borough. Renamed 26.3.1892 to become the parish of North Evington. See also Table 2, note (d).

Freakes Ground

Leicestershire

1837

1862

Abolished 26.3.1892 and added to the parish of St. Mary. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (f).

1892

1892

Humberstone

Leicestershire

1892

1892

The part in Leicester county borough. Renamed 26.3.1892 to become the parish of South Humberstone. See also Table 2, note (e).

Knighton

Leicestershire

1892

1896

The part in Leicester county borough. Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Leicester. See also Table 2, note (f).

Leicester

Leicestershire

1896

1974

Created 26.3.1896 from the parishes of St. Margaret, St. Mary, Belgrave, Knighton, North Evington, Aylestone, All Saints, West Humberstone, New Found Pool, St. Leonard, Leicester Abbey, The Newarke, St. Martin, Blackfriars, St. Nicholas, The Castle View and Augustine Friars. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (g) to (l).

Leicester Abbey

Leicestershire

1892

1896

Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Leicester. See also Table 2, note (c).

New Found Pool

Leicestershire

1837

1862

Abolished 26.3.1892 and added to the parish of St. Mary. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (f).

1892

1892

New Parks

Leicestershire

1837

1862

See Table 2, note (a).

North Evington

Leicestershire

1892

1896

Created 26.3.1892 from the part of the parish of Evington in Leicester County Borough. Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Leicester.

Oadby

Leicestershire

1936

1939

That part which until 1.4.1936 formed part of the parish of Leicester. See also Table 2, note (g).

St. Leonard

Leicestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Leicester.

St. Margaret

Leicestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Leicester.

St. Martin

Leicestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Leicester.

St. Mary

Leicestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Leicester. See also Table 2, note (g).

St. Nicholas

Leicestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Leicester.

The Castle View

Leicestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Leicester.

The Newarke

Leicestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Leicester.

West Humberstone

Leicestershire

1892

1896

Created 26.3.1892 from the part of the parish of Humberstone in Leicester County Borough. Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Leicester.


 

Table 1B: List of Places in Leicester Registration District (from 1997)

Civil Parish
(* or Unparished Area)

County

From

To

Comments

Leicester*

Leicestershire

1997

Unparished area. See also Table 2, note (m).


Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Leicester Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

30.1.1862

(a)

Lost the parishes of Freakes Ground, New Found Pool and New Parks, to Blaby registration district.

134 in 1861

1.1.1892

(b)

Gained the part of the parish of Belgrave in Leicester County Borough from Barrow upon Soar registration district.

13639 in 1901

(c)

Gained the parish of Leicester Abbey from Barrow upon Soar registration district.

2676 in 1901

(d)

Gained the part of the parish of Evington in Leicester County Borough from Billesdon registration district.

10462 in 1901

(e)

Gained the parish of West Humberstone (which until 26.3.1892 formed the part of the parish of Humberstone in Leicester County Borough) from Billesdon registration district).

5690 in 1901

(f)

Gained the parishes of Freakes Ground and New Found Pool and the parts in Leicester County Borough of the parishes of Aylestone, Braunstone and Knighton, from Blaby registration district.

23183 in 1901

1.4.1939

(g)

Lost the part in the parish of Oadby (which until 1.4.1936 formed part of the parish of Leicester) to Blaby registration district.

16 in 1931

1.4.1966

(h)

Lost parts of the parish of Leicester (which became parts of the parishes of Anstey, Birstall, Braunstone, Glenfields, Glen Parva, Oadby, Thurcaston, Thurmaston and Wigston, on 1.4.1966) to Leicestershire Central registration district.

1083 in 1961

(i)

Gained parts of the parish of Leicester (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Anstey, Birstall, Braunstone, Glenfields, Glen Parva, Kirby Muxloe, Oadby, Scaptoft, Stoughton, Thurcaston, Thurmaston, Thurnby and Wigston) from Leicestershire Central registration district.

15417 in 1961

1.4.1969

(j)

Lost part of the parish of Leicester (which was added to the parish of Wigston Magna on 1.4.1969) to Leicestershire Central registration district.

0 in 1961

(k)

Gained part of the parish of Leicester (which until 1.4.1969 formed part of the parish of Wigston Magna) from Leicestershire Central registration district.

0 in 1961

1.4.1974 (abolished)

(l)

Lost the parish of Leicester (which became an unparished area on 1.4.1974) to Leicestershire Central registration district.

281605 in 1971

1.4.1997
(re-created)

(m)

Gained the Leicester unparished area from Leicestershire Central registration district.

n/a



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