Lichfield Registration District

LICHFIELD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Staffordshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.10.2008 (added to Staffordshire registration district).
Sub-districts : Lichfield; Rugeley; Tamworth; Tutbury; Yoxall.
GRO volumes : XVII (1837–51); 6b (1852–1946); 9B (1946–74); 30 (1974–92).
District number : 192b (1841–46); 377 (1847–69); 370 (1870–80); 369 (1881–1908); 367 (1909–46); 448 (1946–74); 732 (1974–2008).

Table 1: List of Places in Lichfield Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Alrewas	Staffordshire	1837	1996	Renamed 1.2.1996 to become the parish of Alrewas & Fradley. See also Table 2, note (u).
Alrewas & Fradley	Staffordshire	1996	2008	Created 1.2.1996 by renaming the parish of Alrewas. See also Table 2, note (u).
Alrewas Hays	Staffordshire	1837	1884	Abolished 25.3.1884 and added to the parish of Alrewas.
Anslow	Staffordshire	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (j) and (s).
Armitage with Handsacre	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Barton under Needwood	Staffordshire	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (j) and (s).
Branston	Staffordshire	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (j) and (s).
Brereton	Staffordshire	1894	1934	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Rugeley. Abolished 1.4.1934 and divided between the parishes of Rugeley, Brindley Heath, Cannock, Brewood and Armitage with Handsacre. See also Table 2, note (f).
Brindley Heath	Staffordshire	1934	1974	Created 1.4.1934 out of the parish of Brereton. See also Table 2, note (r).
Burntwood	Staffordshire	1929	2008	Created 1.4.1929 out of the parish of Burntwood Edial & Woodhouses. See also Table 2, note (u).
Burntwood, Edial & Woodhouses	Staffordshire	1837	1929	Abolished 1.4.1929 and divided between the parishes of Burntwood and Farewell & Chorley.
Cannock	Staffordshire	1934	1935	That part which untill 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Brereton. See also Table 2, note (f).
Clifton Campville	Staffordshire	1939	2008	See Table 2, notes (i), (t) and (u).
Colton	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, notes (a), (b), (g), (h) and (u).
Curborough & Elmhurst	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Drayton Bassett	Staffordshire	1939	2008	See Table 2, notes (i) and (u).
Dunstall	Staffordshire	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (j) and (s).
Edingale	Staffordshire	1939	2008	See Table 2, notes (i) and (u).
Elford	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Farewell & Chorley	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Fazeley	Staffordshire	1939	2008	See Table 2, notes (i) and (u).
Fisherwick	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Fradley	Staffordshire	1837	1884	Abolished 25.3.1884 and added to the parish of Alrewas.
Freeford	Staffordshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and added to the parish of Swinfen & Packington.
Fulfen	Staffordshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and added to the parish of Whittington and Streethay.
Hammerwich	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, notes (m), (n) and (u).
Hamstall Ridware	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Hanbury	Staffordshire	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (j) and (s).
Harlaston	Staffordshire	1939	2008	See Table 2, notes (i) and (u).
Haselour	Staffordshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and added to the parish of Harlaston.
Hints	Staffordshire	1939	2008	See Table 2, notes (i) and (u).
King's Bromley	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
King's Bromley Hays	Staffordshire	1837	1922	Abolished 1.4.1922 and added to the parish of King's Bromley.
Lichfield*	Staffordshire	1974	1980	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of St. Chad, St. Michael and The Close. Abolished 1.4.1980 and divided between the parishes of Lichfield, Swinfen & Packington and Whittington.
Lichfield	Staffordshire	1980	2008	Created 1.4.1980 out of the Lichfield unparished area and parts of the parishes of Burntwood, Streethay, Swinfen & Packington and Wall. See also Table 2, note (u).
Longdon	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Mavesyn Ridware	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Ogley Hay	Staffordshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (f).
Ogley Hay Rural	Staffordshire	1896	1934	Created 1.4.1896 out of the rural part of the parish of Ogley Hay. Abolished 1.4.1934 and added to the parish of Hammerwich.
Orgreave	Staffordshire	1837	1884	Abolished 25.3.1884 and added to the parish of Alrewas.
Outwoods	Staffordshire	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (j) and (s).
Pipe Ridware	Staffordshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and added to the parish of Mavesyn Ridware.
Pipe Hill	Staffordshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and divided between the parishes of Wall and St. Michael.
Rolleston	Staffordshire	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (j) and (s).
Rugeley	Staffordshire	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Cannock Chase unparished area. See also Table 2, note (r).
Shenstone	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, notes (d), (m), (o), (p), (q) and (u).
Shire Oak	Staffordshire	1894	1935	Created 1894 out of the part of the parish of Shenstone in Brownhills Urban District. See also Table 2, note (f).
St. Chad	Staffordshire	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Lichfield unparished area.
St. Michael	Staffordshire	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Lichfield unparished area.
Streethay	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Stretton	Staffordshire	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (j) and (s).
Sutton Coldfield	Warwickshire	1931	1932	That part which untill 1.4.1931 formed part of the parish of Shenstone. See also Table 2, note (d).
Swinfen & Packington	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Tamhorn	Staffordshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and added to the parish of Fisherwick.
Tamworth	Staffordshire	1939	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (i), (k) and (l).
Tamworth*	Staffordshire	1974	2008	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish of Tamworth. See also Table 2, note (u).
Tatenhill	Staffordshire	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (j) and (s).
The Close	Staffordshire	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Lichfield unparished area.
The Friary	Staffordshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and added to the parish of St. Michael.
Thorpe Constantine	Staffordshire	1939	2008	See Table 2, notes (i) and (u).
Tutbury	Staffordshire	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (j) and (s).
Wall	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Weeford	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Whittington	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Wiggington	Staffordshire	1939	1993	Renamed 1.9.1993 to create the parish of Wigginton & Hopwas. See also Table 2, note (i).
Wigginton & Hopwas	Staffordshire	1993	2008	Created 1.9.1993 by renaming the parish of Wiggington. See also Table 2, note (u).
Wychnor	Staffordshire	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (j) and (s).
Yoxall	Staffordshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (c), (e) and (s).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Lichfield Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
25.3.1883	(a)	Gained part of the parish of Colton (which until 25.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Colwich) from Stafford registration district.	86 in 1891
25.3.1885	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Colton (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Colwich) from Stafford registration district.	0 in 1891
29.9.1890	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Yoxall (which until 29.9.1890 formed the Staffordshire part of the parish of Foston and Scopton) from Burton upon Trent registration district.	11 in 1891
1.4.1932	(d)	Lost the part in the parish of Sutton Coldfield (which untill 1.4.1931 formed part of the parish of Shenstone) to Sutton Coldfield registration district.	126 in 1921
1.10.1935	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Yoxall (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Tutbury) from Burton upon Trent registration district.	34 in 1931
	(f)	Lost the part in the parish of Cannock (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Brereton) and the the parishes of Ogley Hay and Shire Oak to Cannock registration district.	5790 in 1931
	(g)	Lost part of the parish of Colton (which was added to the parish of Colwich on 1.4.1934) to Stafford registration district.	0 in 1931
	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Colton (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Colwich) from Stafford registration district.	0 in 1931
1.10.1939	(i)	Gained the parishes of Clifton Campville, Drayton Bassett, Edingale, Fazeley, Harlaston, Hints, Tamworth, Thorpe Constantine and Wiggington, from Tamworth registration district.	17306 in 1931
1.10.1939	(j)	Gained the parishes of Anslow, Barton under Needwood, Branston, Dunstall, Hanbury, Outwoods, Rolleston, Stretton, Tatenhill, Tutbury and Wychnor from Uttoxeter registration district.	9191 in 1931
1.4.1965	(k)	Gained parts of the parish of Tamworth (which until 1.4.1965 formed parts of the parishes of Dordon and Polesworth) from Atherstone registration district.	0 in 1961
1.4.1965	(l)	Gained parts of the parish of Tamworth (which until 1.4.1965 formed the parishes of Amington and Glascote and parts of the parishes of Kingsbury, Shuttington and Wilnecote & Castle Liberty) from Sutton Coldfield registration district.	11783 in 1961
1.4.1966	(m)	Lost parts of the parishes of Hammerwich and Shenstone (which became parts of the parish of Aldridge Brownhills on 1.4.1966) to Aldridge & Brownhills registration district.	936 in 1961
	(n)	Gained part of the parish of Hammerwich (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Ogley Hay) from Cannock registration district.	4320 in 1961
	(o)	Lost part of the parish of Shenstone (which was added to the parish of Sutton Coldfield on 1.4.1966) to Sutton Coldfield registration district.	603 in 1961
	(p)	Gained part of the parish of Shenstone (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Sutton Coldfield) from Sutton Coldfield registration district.	80 in 1961
	(q)	Gained part of the parish of Shenstone (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Aldridge) from Wednesbury registration district.	39 in 1961
1.4.1974	(r)	Lost the parish of Rugeley (which was added to the Cannock Chase unparished area on 1.4.1974) and the parish of Brindley Heath to Cannock Chase registration district.	23066 in 1971
1.4.1974	(s)	Lost the parishes of Anslow, Barton under Needwood, Branston, Dunstall, Hanbury, Outwoods, Rolleston, Stretton, Tatenhill, Tutbury, Wychnor and Yoxall, to East Staffordshire registration district.	24467 in 1971
1.4.1991	(t)	Lost part of the parish of Clifton Campville (which was added to the parish of Netherseal on 1.4.1991) to Swadlincote registration district.	0 in 1990
1.10.2008 (abolished)	(u)	Lost the Tamworth unparished area and the parishes of Alrewas & Fradley, Armitage with Handsacre, Burntwood, Clifton Campville, Colton, Curborough & Elmhurst, Drayton Bassett, Edingale, Elford, Farewell & Chorley, Fazeley, Fisherwick, Hammerwich, Hamstall Ridware, Harlaston, Hints, King's Bromley, Lichfield, Longdon, Mavesyn Ridware, Shenstone, Streethay, Swinfen & Packington, Thorpe Constantine, Wall, Weeford, Whittington and Wigginton & Hopwas, to Staffordshire registration district.	167763 in 2001

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