Walsingham Registration District

WALSINGHAM REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Norfolk.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.1.1939 (added to Fakenham registration district).
Sub-districts : Fakenham; Walsingham; Wells.
GRO volumes : XIII (1837–51); 4b (1852–1938).
District number : 121a (1841–46); 243 (1847–69); 234 (1870–1908); 233 (1909–46); 180 (1946–74).

Table 1: List of Places in Walsingham Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Alethorpe	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Little Snoring.
Bale	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Gunthorpe.
Barney	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Fulmodeston.
Barsham	Norfolk	1935	1938	Created 1.4.1935 out of the parishes of East Barsham, Houghton St. Giles, West Barsham and North Barsham. See also Table 2, note (b).
Binham	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Blakeney	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Briningham	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Brinton	Norfolk	1869	1938	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Cockthorpe	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Binham.
Dunton	Norfolk	1935	1938	Created 1.4.1935 out of the parishes of Dunton cum Doughton, Shereford, toftrees. See also Table 2, note (b).
Dunton cum Doughton	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Dunton.
East Barsham	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Barsham.
East Raynham	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Raynham.
Egmere	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Great Walsingham.
Fakenham	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Field Dalling	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Fulmodeston	Norfolk	1935	1938	Created 1.4.1935 out of the parishes of Fulmodeston cum Croxton, Barney and Thursford. See also Table 2, note (b).
Fulmodeston cum Croxton	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Fulmodeston.
Great Ryburgh	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Great Snoring	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Great Walsingham	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Gunthorpe	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Helhoughton	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Hempton	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Hindringham	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Holkham	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Houghton St. Giles	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Barsham.
Kettlestone	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Langham	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Little Ryburgh	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Little Snoring	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Little Walsingham	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Melton Constable	Norfolk	1869	1938	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Morston	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
North Barsham	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Barsham.
Pensthorpe	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Kettlestone.
Pudding Norton	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Quarles	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Great Walsingham.
Raynham	Norfolk	1935	1938	Created 1.4.1935 out of the parishes of West Raynham, East Raynham and South Raynham. See also Table 2, note (b).
Saxlingham	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Field Dalling.
Sculthorpe	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Sharrington	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Brinton.
Shereford	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Dunton.
South Raynham	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Raynham.
Stibbard	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Stiffkey	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Swanton Novers	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Tatterford	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Tattersett.
Tattersett	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Testerton	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Pudding Norton.
Thursford	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Fulmodeston.
Toftrees	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Dunton.
Warham	Norfolk	1935	1938	Created 1.4.1935 out of the parishes of Warham All Saints and Warham St. Mary. See also Table 2, note (b).
Warham All Saints	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Warham.
Warham St. Mary	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Warham.
Wells next the Sea	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
West Barsham	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Barsham.
West Raynham	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Raynham.
Wighton	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Wiveton	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (b).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Walsingham Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
10.3.1869	(a)	Gained the parishes of Brinton and Melton Constable from Erpingham registration district.	295 in 1861
1.1.1939 (abolished)	(b)	Lost the parishes of Barsham, Binham, Blakeney, Briningham, Brinton, Dunton, Fakenham, Field Dalling, Fulmodeston, Great Ryburgh, Great Snoring, Great Walsingham, Gunthorpe, Helhoughton, Hempton, Hindringham, Holkham, Kettlestone, Langham, Little Ryburgh, Little Snoring, Little Walsingham, Melton Constable, Morston, Pudding Norton, Raynham, Sculthorpe, Stibbard, Stiffkey, Swanton Novers, Tattersett, Warham, Wells next the Sea, Wighton and Wiveton, to Fakenham registration district.	18320 in 1931

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