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WELLINGTON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

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

(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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