Shifnal Registration District

SHIFNAL REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Shropshire.
Created : 1.7.1837 (originally "Shiffnall").
Abolished : 1.10.1935 (divided between Wellington, Cannock and Bilston registration districts).
Sub-districts : Albroughton; Shifnal.
GRO volumes : XVIII (1837–51); 6a (1852–1935).
District number : 181a (1841–46); 357 (1847–69); 349 (1870–1908); 347 (1909–35).

Table 1: List of Places in Shifnal Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Albrighton	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Badger	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Beckbury	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Blymhill	Staffordshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Boningale	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Boscobel	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Dawley	Shropshire	1934	1935	That part which untiil 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Priorslee. See also Table 2, note (c).
Donington	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Kemberton	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Oakengates	Shropshire	1934	1935	That part which untiil 1.4.1934 formed parts of the parishes of Priorslee and Shifnal. See also Table 2, note (c).
Patshull	Staffordshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (a).
Priorslee	Shropshire	1898	1934	Created 1.4.1898 out of the parish of Shifnal. Abolished 1.4.1934 and divided between the parishes of Oakengates and Dawley. See also Table 2, note (c).
Ryton	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Sherriffhales	Shropshire	1837	1935	On 30.9.1895 the part in Staffordshire was transferred to Shropshire, so that thereafter Sherriffhales was entirely in Shropshire. See also Table 2, note (c).
Sherriffhales	Staffordshire	1837	1895
Shifnal	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, notes (c) and (c).
Stockton	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Sutton Maddock	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Tong	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Weston under Lizard	Staffordshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Shifnal Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.10.1935 (abolished)	(a)	Lost the parish of Patshull to Bilston registration district.	204 in 1931
	(b)	Lost the parishes of Blymhill and Weston under Lizard to Cannock registration district.	661 in 1931
	(c)	Lost the parts in the parishes of Dawley and Oakengates (which until 1.4.1934 formed parts of the parishes of Priorslee and Shifnal) and Lost the parishes of Albrighton, Badger, Beckbury, Boningale, Boscobel, Donington, Kemberton, Ryton, Sherriffhales, Shifnal, Stockton, Sutton Maddock, Tong, to Wellington registration district.	10185 in 1931

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