Wolverhampton Registration District

WOLVERHAMPTON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Staffordshire (1837–1974); West Midlands (from 1974).
Created : 1.7.1837 (originally "Wolverhampton & Seisdon").
Sub-districts : Bilston; Kinver (Kinfare); Tettenhall; Willenhall; Wolverhampton East; Wolverhampton Eastern; Wolverhampton New Cross; Wolverhampton North; Wolverhampton South; Wolverhampton West; Wolverhampton Western; Wombourne.
GRO volumes : XVII (1837–51); 6b (1852–1946); 9B (1946–74); 34 (1974–92).
District number : 191 (1841–46); 379 (1847–69); 372 (1870–80); 371 (1881–1908); 369 (1909–46); 457 (1946–74); 077 (from 1974).

Table 1A: List of Places in Wolverhampton Registration District (1837–1974)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Bilston	Staffordshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Bobbington	Shropshire	1839	1895	On 30.9.1895 the part in Shropshire became part of Staffordshire, so that thereafter Bobbington was entirely in Staffordshire. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Bobbington	Staffordshire	1839	1935
Codsall	Staffordshire	1839	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Enville	Staffordshire	1839	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Heathtown	Staffordshire	1894	1927	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Wednesfield in Heath Town Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1927 and added to the parish of Wolverhampton.
Himley	Staffordshire	1839	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Kinver	Staffordshire	1839	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Lower Penn	Staffordshire	1839	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Pattingham	Staffordshire	1839	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Rudge	Shropshire	1839	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Short Heath	Staffordshire	1894	1935	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Willenhall in Short Heath Urban District. See also Table 2, note (c).
Swindon	Staffordshire	1896	1935	Created 1.4.1896 out of the parish of Wombourne. See also Table 2, note (c).
Tettenhall	Staffordshire	1839	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Trysull & Seisdon	Staffordshire	1839	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Upper Penn	Staffordshire	1839	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and added to the parish of Wombourn. See also Table 2, note (a).
Wednesfield	Staffordshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Willenhall	Staffordshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Wolverhampton	Staffordshire	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (e) to (k).
Wombourn	Staffordshire	1839	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Woodford Grange	Staffordshire	1839	1900	Abolished 1.4.1900 and added to the parish of Trysull & Seisdon. See also Table 2, note (a).
Wrottesley	Staffordshire	1894	1935	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Tettenhall. See also Table 2, note (e).

Table 1B: List of Places in Wolverhampton Registration District (from 1974)

All areas in Wolverhampton registration district became part of the county of West Midlands on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish (*or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Wolverhampton*	West Midlands	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish of Wolverhampton.

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Wolverhampton Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
31.3.1839	(a)	Gained the parishes of Bobbington, Codsall, Envile, Himley, Kinver, Lower Penn, Pattingham, Rudge, Tettenhall, Trysull & Seisdon, Upper Penn, Wombourn and Woodford Grange, from Seisdon registration district.	12295 in 1841
1.4.1927	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Wolverhampton (which until 1.4.1927 formed part of the parish of Bushbury) from Cannock registration district.	3071 in 1921
1.4.1935	(c)	Lost the parishes of Bilston, Bobbington, Codsall, Enville, Himley, Kinver, Lower Penn, Pattingham, Short Heath, Swindon, Tettenhall, Trysull & Seisdon, Wednesfield, Willenhall, Wombourn and Wrottesley, to Bilston registration district.	85591 in 1931
	(d)	Lost the parish of Rudge to Bridgnorth registration district.	120 in 1931
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Wolverhampton (which until 1.4.1933 formed part of the parish of Bushbury) from Cannock registration district.	818 in 1931
1.4.1966	(f)	Gained parts of the parish of Wolverhampton (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Bilston, Lower Penn, Short Heath, Tettenhall, Wednesfield, Willenhall, Wombourn and Wrottesley) from Bilston registration district.	55601 in 1961
	(g)	Lost parts of the parish of Wolverhampton (which became parts of the parishes of Brewood and Featherstone on 1.4.1966) to Cannock registration district.	0 in 1961
	(h)	Gained parts of the parish of Wolverhampton (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Brewood and Essington) from Cannock registration district.	28 in 1961
	(i)	Gained parts of the parish of Wolverhampton (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Coseley and Sedgeley) from Rowley Regis registration district.	22300 in 1961
	(j)	Lost parts of the parish of Wolverhampton (which became parts of the parishes of Lower Penn, Wombourne and Wrottesley on 1.4.1966) to Seisdon registration district.	0 in 1961
	(l)	Gained part of the parish of Wolverhampton (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Darlaston) from Wednesbury registration district.	0 in 1961

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