Stafford Registration District

STAFFORD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Staffordshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.10.2008 (added to Staffordshire registration district).
Sub-districts : Castle Church; Colwich; Gnosall; Stafford; Stone.
GRO volumes : XVII (1837–51); 6b (1852–1946); 9B (1946–74); 30 (1974–92).
District number : 197 (1841–46); 367 (1847–69); 360 (1870–80); 359 (1881–1908); 357 (1909–46); 452 (1946–74); 735 (1974–2008).

Table 1: List of Places in Stafford Registration District

Civil Parish (* or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Adbaston	Staffordshire	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (h) and (q).
Barlaston	Staffordshire	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (l), (m) and (q).
Baswich	Staffordshire	1837	1976	Renamed 24.3.1976 to become the parish of Berkswich.
Berkswich	Staffordshire	1976	2008	Created 24.3.1976 by renaming the parish of Baswich. See also Table 2, note (q).
Blithfield	Staffordshire	1934	1935	That part which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Colwich. See also Table 2, note (f).
Bradley	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, notes (c), (d) and (q).
Brocton	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (q).
Castle Church	Staffordshire	1837	2003	Abolished 1.4.2003 and added to the Stafford unparished area and the parish of Hyde Lea.
Chartley Holme	Staffordshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and added to the parish of Stowe.
Chebsey	Staffordshire	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (l) and (q).
Church Eaton	Staffordshire	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (e), (h) and (q).
Colton	Staffordshire	1934	1935	That part which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Colwich. See also Table 2, note (f).
Colwich	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, notes (a), (b), (f), (g), (i) and (q).
Cresswell	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (q).
Doxey	Staffordshire	2005	2008	Created 1.4.2005 out of the Stafford unparished area. See also Table 2, note (q).
Eccleshall	Staffordshire	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (l) and (q).
Ellenhall	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (q).
Forton	Staffordshire	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (h), (o), (p) and (q).
Fradswell	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (q).
Fulford	Staffordshire	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (l), (m), (n) and (q).
Gayton	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (q).
Gnosall	Staffordshire	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (h), (j), (k) and (q).
Haughton	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (q).
High Offley	Staffordshire	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (h) and (q).
Hilderstone	Staffordshire	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (l) and (q).
Hixon	Staffordshire	2003	2008	Created 1.4.2003 out of the parish of Stowe. See also Table 2, note (q).
Hopton & Coton	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (q).
Hyde Lea	Staffordshire	2003	2008	Created 1.4.2003 out of the parish of Castle Church. See also Table 2, note (q).
Ingestre	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (q).
Lapley	Staffordshire	1934	1935	That part which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Bradley. See also Table 2, note (d).
Marston	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (q).
Milwich	Staffordshire	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (l) and (q).
Norbury	Staffordshire	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (h) and (q).
Ranton	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (q).
Ranton Abbey	Staffordshire	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 and added to the parish of Ellenhall.
Salt & Enson	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (q).
Sandon	Staffordshire	1937	1989	Renamed 6.9.1989 to become the parish of Sandon & Burston. See also Table 2, note (l).
Sandon & Burston	Staffordshire	1989	2008	Created 6.9.1989 by renaming the parish of Sandon. See also Table 2, note (q).
Seighford	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (q).
St. Mary & St. Chad	Staffordshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and added to the parish of Stafford.
Stafford	Staffordshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 out of the parishes of St. Mary & St. Chad and Castle Church. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area.
Stafford*	Staffordshire	1974	2008	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish of Stafford.
Standon	Staffordshire	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (l) and (q).
Stone	Staffordshire	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (l) and (q).
Stone Rural	Staffordshire	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (l) and (q).
Stowe	Staffordshire	1837	2003	Abolished 1.4.2003 to become the parishes of Hixon and Stowe by Chartley.
Stowe by Chartley	Staffordshire	2003	2008	Created 1.4.2003 out of the parish of Stowe. See also Table 2, note (q).
Swynnerton	Staffordshire	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (l), (m), (n) and (q).
Tillington	Staffordshire	1837	1917	Abolished 1.4.1917 and divided between the parishes of Stafford and Cresswell.
Tixall	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (q).
Weston	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (q).
Whitgreave	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (q).
Woodcote	Shropshire	1936	1936	That part which until 21.8.1936 formed part of the parish of Gnosall. See also Table 2, note (j).
Worston	Staffordshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and added to the parish of Seighford.
Yarlet	Staffordshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and added to the parish of Marston.

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Stafford Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
25.3.1883	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Colwich (which was added to the parish of Colton on 25.3.1883) to Lichfield registration district.	86 in 1891
25.3.1885	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Colwich (which was added to the parish of Colton on 25.3.1885) to Lichfield registration district.	0 in 1891
25.3.1885	(c)	Gained parts of the parishes of Bradley and Haughton (which until 25.3.1885 formed detached parts of the parish of Gnosall) from Newport registration district.	32 in 1891
1.10.1935	(d)	Lost the part in the parish of Lapley (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Bradley) to Cannock registration district.	27 in 1931
	(e)	Gained the parish of Church Eaton from Cannock registration district.	546 in 1931
	(f)	Lost the part in the parish of Colton (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Colwich) to Lichfield registration district.	0 in 1931
	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Colwich (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Colton) from Lichfield registration district.	0 in 1931
	(h)	Gained part of 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, from Newport registration district.	4086 in 1931
	(i)	Lost the part in the parish of Blithfield (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Colwich) to Uttoxeter registration district.	0 in 1931
12.10.1936	(j)	Lost the part in the parish of Woodcote (which until 21.8.1936 formed part of the parish of Gnosall) to Wellington registration district.	0 in 1931
12.10.1936	(k)	Gained part of the parish of Gnosall (which until 21.8.1936 formed part of the parish of Woodcote) from Wellington registration district.	0 in 1931
1.4.1937	(l)	Gained the parishes of Barlaston, Chebsey, Eccleshall, Fulford, Hilderstone, Milwich, Sandon, Standon, Stone, Stone Rural and Swynnerton, from Stone registration district.	18344 in 1931
1.4.1965	(m)	Lost parts of the parishes of Barlaston, Fulford and Swynnerton (which became parts of the parish of Stoke-on-Trent on 1.4.1965) to Stoke-on-Trent registration district.	16 in 1961
	(n)	Gained parts of the parishes of Fulford and Swynnerton (which nutil 1.4.1965 formed part of the parish of Stoke-on-Trent) from Stoke-on-Trent registration district.	0 in 1961
	(o)	Lost part of the parish of Forton (which was added to the parish of Newport on 1.4.1965) to Wellington registration district.	91 in 1961
	(p)	Gained part of the parish of Forton (which until 1.4.1965 formed part of the parish of Chetwynd) from Wellington registration district.	0 in 1961
1.10.2008 (abolished)	(q)	Lost the Stafford unparished area and the parishes of Adbaston, Barlaston, Berkswich, Bradley, Brocton, Chebsey, Church Eaton, Colwich, Cresswell, Doxey, Eccleshall, Ellenhall, Forton, Fradswell, Fulford, Gayton, Gnosall, Haughton, High Offley, Hilderstone, Hixon, Hopton & Coton, Hyde Lea, Ingestre, Marston, Milwich, Norbury, Ranton, Salt & Enson, Sandon & Burston, Seighford, Standon, Stone, Stone Rural, Stowe by Chartley, Swynnerton, Tixall, Weston and Whitgreave, to Staffordshire registration district.	120670 in 2001

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