Meriden Registration District

MERIDEN REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Warwickshire (1837-1974), West Midlands (1974-77).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.1.1978 (to become part of Solihull North registration district).
Sub-districts : Coleshill, Marston Green, Meriden.
GRO volumes : XVI (1837-51), 6d (1852-1946), 9C (1946-74), 34 (1974-77).
Registers currently held at : Warwickshire (Nuneaton), Solihull North, Birmingham and Coventry.

Table 1A: List of Places in Meriden Registration District (1837-1974)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Allesley	Warwickshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (d), (g), (p), (q), (t) and (z).
Arley	Warwickshire	1932	1974	See Table 2, notes (i) and (aa).
Astley	Warwickshire	1932	1974	See Table 2, notes (i) and (aa).
Balsall	Warwickshire	1932	1974	See Table 2, notes (j), (r) and (s).
Barston	Warwickshire	1932	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Berkswell	Warwickshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (t).
Bickenhill	Warwickshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (k), (r), (s), (v) and (w).
Castle Bromwich	Warwickshire	1912	1974	See Table 2, notes (c), (e), (f), (v), (x) and (y).
Chelmsley Wood	Warwickshire	1970	1974	Created 1.4.1970 out of the parishes of Coleshill and Kingshurst.
Coleshill	Warwickshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (aa).
Corley	Warwickshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (aa).
Coundon	Warwickshire	1837	1932	Abolished 1.4.1932 to become parts of the parishes of Coventry and Keresley. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (g).
Curdworth	Warwickshire	1912	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (aa).
Fillongley	Warwickshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (aa).
Fordbridge	Warwickshire	1970	1974	Created 1.4.1970 out of the parishes of Coleshill and Kingshurst.
Great Packington	Warwickshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (aa).
Hampton in Arden	Warwickshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (l), (m), (r) and (s).
Keresley	Warwickshire	1932	1974	See Table 2, notes (h), (t) and (z).
Kingshurst	Warwickshire	1956	1974	Created 1.4.1956 out of the parish of Coleshill. See also Table 2, note (v).
Kinwasley	Warwickshire	1837	1895	Abolished 30.9.1895 to become part of the parish of Fillongley.
Lea Marston	Warwickshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (aa).
Little Packington	Warwickshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (aa).
Maxstoke	Warwickshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (aa).
Meriden	Warwickshire	1837	1974
Middleton	Warwickshire	1965	1974	See Table 2, notes (u) and (aa).
Minworth	Warwickshire	1912	1931	Abolished 1.4.1931 to become parts of the parishes of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, and Castle Bromwich. See also Table 2, notes (c), (e) and (o).
Nether Whitacre	Warwickshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (aa).
Over Whitacre	Warwickshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (aa).
Sheldon	Warwickshire	1837	1932	Abolished 1.4.1932 to become parts of the parishes of Coleshill and Solihull Urban. See also Table 2, notes (f) and (n).
Shustoke	Warwickshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (aa).
Water Orton	Warwickshire	1912	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (aa).
Wishaw	Warwickshire	1912	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (aa).

Table 1B: List of Places in Meriden Registration District (1974-77)

All areas in Meriden registration district became part of the county of West Midlands on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Balsall	West Midlands	1974	1977	See Table 2, note (cc).
Barston	West Midlands	1974	1977	See Table 2, note (cc).
Berkswell	West Midlands	1974	1977	See Table 2, note (cc).
Bickenhill	West Midlands	1974	1977	See Table 2, note (cc).
Castle Bromwich	West Midlands	1974	1977	See Table 2, note (cc).
Chelmsley Wood	West Midlands	1974	1977	See Table 2, note (cc).
Fordbridge	West Midlands	1974	1977	See Table 2, note (cc).
Hampton in Arden	West Midlands	1974	1977	See Table 2, note (cc).
Hockley Heath	West Midlands	1974	1977	See Table 2, notes (bb) and (cc).
Kingshurst	West Midlands	1974	1977	See Table 2, note (cc).
Meriden	West Midlands	1974	1977	See Table 2, note (cc).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Meriden Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
17.8.1877	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Bickenhill, including the Lyndon Quarter (which became part of the parish of Solihull on 17.8.1877) to Solihull registration district.	770 in 1881
11.12.1880	(b)	Gained a part of the parish of Lea Marston (which until 11.12.1880 formed a detached part of the parish of Merevale) from Atherstone registration district.	10 in 1881
1.10.1912	(c)	Gained the parishes of Castle Bromwich, Curdworth, Minworth, Water Orton, and Wishaw, from Aston registration district.	2725 in 1911
1.4.1928	(d)	Lost parts of the parish of Coventry (which until 1.4.1928 formed parts of the parishes of Allesley, Berkswell, and Coundon) to Coventry registration district.	641 in 1921
1.4.1932	(e)	Lost part of the parish of Birmingham (which until 1.4.1931 formed parts of the parishes of Castle Bromwich and Minworth) to Birmingham North registration district.	444 in 1931
	(f)	Lost part of the parish of Birmingham (which until 1.4.1931 formed parts of the parishes of Castle Bromwich and Sheldon) to Birmingham South registration district.	808 in 1931
	(g)	Lost parts of the parish of Coventry (which until 1.4.1932 formed parts of the parishes of Allesley and Coundon) to Coventry registration district.	633 in 1931
	(h)	Gained the parish of Keresley from Foleshill registration district.	1498 in 1931
	(i)	Gained the parishes of Arley and Astley from Nuneaton registration district.	4055 in 1931
	(j)	Gained the parishes of Balsall and Barston from Solihull registration district.	2440 in 1931
	(k)	Gained part of the parish of Bickenhill (which until 1.4.1932 formed part of the parish of Elmdon) from Solihull registration district.	65 in 1931
	(l)	Lost part of the parish of Hampton in Arden (which became part of the parish of Solihull Urban on 1.4.1932) to Solihull registration district.	183 in 1931
	(m)	Gained part of the parish of Hampton in Arden (which until 1.4.1932 formed part of the parish of Solihull) from Solihull registration district.	0 in 1931
	(n)	Lost part of the parish of Sheldon (which became part of the parish of Solihull Urban on 1.4.1932) to Solihull registration district.	59 in 1931
	(o)	Lost part of the parish of Sutton Coldfield (which until 1.4.1931 formed part of the parish of Minworth) to Sutton Coldfield registration district.	633 in 1921
1.4.1956	(p)	Lost part of the parish of Allesley (which became part of the parish of Coventry on 1.4.1956) to Coventry registration district.
1.4.1956	(q)	Gained part of the parish of Allesley (which until 1.4.1956 formed part of the parish of Coventry) from Coventry registration district.
1.4.1964	(r)	Lost parts of the parishes of Balsall, Bickenhill, and Hampton in Arden (which on 1.4.1964 became parts of the parish of Solihull Urban) from Solihull registration district.
1.4.1964	(s)	Gained parts of the parishes of Balsall, Bickenhill, and Hampton in Arden (which until 1.4.1964 formed parts of the parish of Solihull Urban) from Solihull registration district.
1.4.1965	(t)	Lost parts of the parishes of Allesley, Berkswell, and Keresley (which became parts of the parish of Coventry on 1.4.1965) to Coventry registration district.
1.4.1965	(u)	Gained the parish of Middleton from Sutton Coldfield registration district.
1.4.1966	(v)	Lost parts of the parishes of Bickenhill, Castle Bromwich, and Kingshurst (which became parts of the parish of Birmingham on 1.4.1966) to to Birmingham registration district.
	(w)	Gained part of the parish of Bickenhill (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Birmingham) from Birmingham registration district.
	(x)	Lost part of the parish of Castle Bromwich (which became part of the parish of Sutton Coldfield on 1.4.1966) to Sutton Coldfield registration district.
	(y)	Gained part of the parish of Castle Bromwich (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Sutton Coldfield) from Sutton Coldfield registration district.
1.4.1974	(z)	Lost the parishes of Allesley and Keresley (which were transferred from Warwickshire to the county of West Midlands on 1.4.1974) to Coventry registration district.	1508 in 1971
	(aa)	Lost the parishes of Arley, Astley, Coleshill, Corley, Curdworth, Fillongley, Great Packington, Lea Marston, Little Packington, Maxstoke, Middleton, Nether Whitacre, Over Whitacre, Shustoke, Water Orton, and Wishaw, to North Warwickshire registration district.	19569 in 1971
	(bb)	Gained the parish of Hockley Heath (which was transferred from Warwickshire to the county of West Midlands on 1.4.1974) from Stratford on Avon registration district.	3507 in 1971
1.1.1978 (abolished)	(cc)	Lost the constituent parishes of Balsall, Barston, Berkswell, Bickenhill, Castle Bromwich, Chelmsley Wood, Fordbridge, Hampton in Arden, Hockley Heath, Kingshurst, and Meriden, to Solihull North registration district.	84977 in 1971

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