Newport Registration District

NEWPORT REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Shropshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.10.1935 (divided between Wellington, Stafford and Cannock registration districts).
Sub-districts : Gnosall; Newport.
GRO volumes : XVIII (1837–51); 6a (1852–1935).
District number : 179b (1841–46); 366 (1847–69); 359 (1870–80); 358 (1881–1908); 356 (1909–35).

Table 1: List of Places in Newport Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Adbaston	Staffordshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (e).
Blymhill	Staffordshire	1934	1935	That part which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Gnosall. See also Table 2, note (d).
Cherrington	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (f).
Chetwynd	Shropshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of Chetwynd Urban and Chetwynd Rural. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Chetwynd	Shropshire	1934	1935	Created 1.4.1934 by renaming the parish of Chetwynd Rural. See also Table 2, note (f).
Chetwynd Aston	Shropshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of Chetwynd Aston Urban and Chetwynd Aston Rural.
Chetwynd Aston	Shropshire	1934	1935	Created 1.4.1934 by renamng the parish of Chetwynd Aston Rural. See also Table 2, note (f).
Chetwynd Aston Rural	Shropshire	1894	1934	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Chetwynd Aston. Renamed 1.4.1934 to become the parish of Chetwynd Aston.
Chetwynd Aston Urban	Shropshire	1894	1896	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Chetwynd Aston in Newport Urban District. Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Newport.
Chetwynd Rural	Shropshire	1894	1934	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Chetwynd. Renamed 1.4.1934 to become the parish of Chetwynd.
Chetwynd Urban	Shropshire	1894	1896	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Chetwynd in Newport Urban District. Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Newport.
Church Aston	Shropshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of Church Aston Urban and Church Aston Rural.
Church Aston	Shropshire	1934	1935	Created 1.4.1934 by renaming the parish of Church Aston Rural. See also Table 2, note (f).
Church Aston Rural	Shropshire	1894	1934	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Church Aston. Renamed 1.4.1934 to become the parish of Church Aston.
Church Aston Urban	Shropshire	1894	1896	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Church Aston in Newport Urban District. Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Newport.
Church Eaton	Staffordshire	1934	1935	That part which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Gnosall. See also Table 2, note (e).
Edgmond	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (f).
Forton	Staffordshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (e).
Gnosall	Staffordshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, notes (c), (d), (e) and (e).
High Offley	Staffordshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (e).
Lilleshall	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (f).
Longford	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (f).
Newport	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (f).
Norbury	Staffordshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (e).
Oakengates	Shropshire	1934	1935	That part which until 1.4.1934 formed the parish of St. George's. See also Table 2, note (f).
St. George's	Shropshire	1898	1934	Created 1.4.1898 out of the parish of Lilleshall. Abolished 1.4.1934 and added to the parish of Oakengates. See also Table 2, note (f).
Tibberton	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (f).
Weston Jones	Staffordshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and divided between the parishes of Norbury, High Offley and Adbaston.
Woodcote	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (f).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Newport Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
25.3.1881	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Chetwynd (which was added to the parish of Hinstock on 25.3.1881) to Market Drayton registration district.	7 in 1881
25.3.1883	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Chetwynd (which until 25.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Cheswardine) from Market Drayton registration district.	74 in 1891
25.3.1885	(c)	Lost detached parts of the parish of Gnosall (which became parts of the parishes of Bradley and Haughton on 25.3.1885) to Stafford registration district.	32 in 1891
1.10.1935 (abolished)	(d)	Lost the part in the parish of Blymhill (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Gnosall) to Cannock registration district.	56 in 1931
	(e)	Lost the part in the parish of Church Eaton (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Gnosall) and the parishes of Adbaston, Forton, Gnosall, High Offley and Norbury, to Stafford registration district.	4086 in 1931
	(f)	Lost the part in the parish of Oakengates (which until 1.4.1934 formed the parish of St. George's) and the parishes of Cherrington, Chetwynd, Chetwynd Aston, Church Aston, Edgmond, Lilleshall, Longford, Newport, Tibberton and Woodcote, to Wellington registration district.	9098 in 1931

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