Wellington Registration District

WELLINGTON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Shropshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1974 (added to Wrekin registration district).
Sub-districts : Dawley; Ercall Magna; Newport; Oakengates; Shifnal; Wellington; Wombridge.
GRO volumes : XVIII (1837–51); 6a (1852–1946); 9A (1946–74).
District number : 180a (1841–46); 365 (1847–69); 358 (1870–80); 357 (1881–1908); 355 (1909–46); 440 (1946–74).

Table 1: List of Places in Wellington Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Albrighton	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).
Badger	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).
Beckbury	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).
Bolas Magna	Shropshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Boningale	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).
Boscobel	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).
Cherrington	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Chetwynd	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b), (g) and (j).
Chetwynd Aston	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Church Aston	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Dawley	Shropshire	1935	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Telford & Wrekin unparished. See also Table 2, notes (a, (i)) and (j).
Donington	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).
Edgmond	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Ercall Magna	Shropshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Eyton upon the Weald Moors	Shropshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Gnosall	Staffordshire	1936	1936	That part which until 21.8.1936 formed part of the parish of Woodcote. See also Table 2, note (d).
Hadley	Shropshire	1898	1974	Created 1.10.1898 out of the parish of Wellington Rural. See also Table 2, note (j).
Kemberton	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).
Kynnersley	Shropshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Lilleshall	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Little Wenlock	Shropshire	1966	1974	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Longdon upon Tern	Shropshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Longford	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Newport	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b), (h) and (j).
Oakengates	Shropshire	1934	1974	Created 1.4.1934 out of the parish of Wrockwardine Wood, Wombridge, Priorslee, St. George's, Hadley, Shifnal and Wellington Rural. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Telford & Wrekin unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (b), (c) and (j).
Preston upon the Weald Moors	Shropshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Rodington	Shropshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Ryton	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).
Sherriffhales	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (c), (f) and (j).
Shifnal	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).
Stirchley	Shropshire	1935	1966	Abolished 1.4.1966 and added to the parish of Dawley. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Stockton	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).
Sutton Maddock	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).
Tibberton	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Tong	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).
Waters Upton	Shropshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Wellington	Shropshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of Wellington Urban and Wellington Rural.
Wellington Rural	Shropshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Wellington. See also Table 2, note (j).
Wellington Urban	Shropshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Wellington in Wellington Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Telford & Wrekin unparished area. See also Table 2, note (j).
Wombridge	Shropshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and added to the parish of Oakengates.
Woodcote	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b), (d), (e) and (j).
Wrockwardine	Shropshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Wrockwardine Wood	Shropshire	1884	1934	Created 25.3.1884 out of the parishes of Eyton upon the Weald Moors, Preston upon the Weald Moors and Wrockwardine. Abolished 1.4.1934 and added to the parish of Oakengates.

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Wellington Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.10.1935	(a)	Gained the parishes of Dawley and Stirchley from Madeley registration district.	7525 in 1931
	(b)	Gained part of 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, from Newport registration district.	9098 in 1931
	(c)	Gained 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, from Shifnal registration district.	10185 in 1931
12.10.1936	(d)	Lost the part in the parish of Gnosall (which until 21.8.1936 formed part of the parish of Woodcote) to Stafford registration district.	0 in 1931
12.10.1936	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Woodcote (which until 21.8.1936 formed part of the parish of Gnosall) from Stafford registration district.	0 in 1931
1.4.1965	(f)	Lost part of the parish of Sherriffhales (which was added to the parish of Blymhill on 1.4.1965) to Cannock registration district.	11 in 1961
	(g)	Lost part of the parish of Chetwynd (which was added to the parish of Forton on 1.4.1965) to Stafford registration district.	0 in 1961
	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Newport (which until 1.4.1965 formed part of the parish of Forton) from Stafford registration district.	91 in 1961
1.4.1966	(i)	Gained parts of the parish of Dawley (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Benthall, Linley, Madeley, Posenhall and Willey) and the parish of Little Wenlock from Bridgnorth registration district.	8561 in 1961
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(j)	Lost the parishes of Dawley Magna, Oakengates and Wellington Urban (which all became parts of the Telford & Wrekin unparished area on 1.4.1974) and the parishes of Albrighton, Badger, Beckbury, Bolas Magna, Boningale, Boscobel, Cherrington, Chetwynd, Chetwynd Aston, Church Aston, Donington, Edgmond, Ercall Magna, Eyton upon the Weald Moors, Hadley, Kemberton, Kynnersley, Lilleshall, Little Wenlock, Longdon upon Tern, Longford, Newport, Preston upon the Weald Moors, Rodington, Ryton, Sheriffhales, Shifnal, Shifnal, Stockton, Sutton Maddock, Tibberton, Tong, Waters Upton, Wellington Rural, Woodcote and Wrockwardine, to Wrekin registration district	118371 in 1971

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