Worcester Registration District

WORCESTER REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Worcestershire (1837–1974); Hereford & Worcester (from 1974).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.2006 (added to Worcestershire registration district).
Sub-districts : Leigh; Martley; Worcester; Worcester First; Worcester North; Worcester Second; Worcester South; Worcester West.
GRO volumes : XVIII (1837–51); 6c (1852–1946); 9D (1946–74); 29 (1974–92).
District number : 184 (1841–46); 387 (1847–69); 380 (1870–80); 379 (1881–1908); 377 (1909–46); 482 (1946–74); 527 (1974–2006).

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

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Abberley	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Alfrick	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
All Saints	Worcestershire	1837	1898	Abolished 1.4.1898 and added to the parish of Worcester.
Areley Kings	Worcestershire	1913	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and divided between the parishes of Stourport and Astley. See also Table 2, notes (e), (g) and (j).
Astley	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e), (j) and (k).
Blockhouse	Worcestershire	1837	1898	Abolished 1.4.1898 and added to the parish of Worcester.
Bransford	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e), (k) and (o).
Broadwas	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Clifton upon Teme	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
College Precincts	Worcestershire	1837	1898	Abolished 1.4.1898 and added to the parish of Worcester.
Cotheridge	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Doddenham	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Great Witley	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Grimley	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Hillhampton	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Holt	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Kenswick	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Knightwick	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Leigh	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e), (k) and (o).
Little Witley	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Lower Sapey	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Lulsley	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Malvern Link	Worcestershire	1933	1934	That part which until 1.4.1933 formed parts of the parishes of Bransford and Leigh. See also Table 2, note (o).
Martley	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
North Hallow	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Pensax	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (n).
Shelsley Beauchamp	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Shelsley Kings	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Shelsley Walsh	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Shrawley	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
South Claines	Worcestershire	1885	1898	Abolished 1.4.1898 and added to the parish of Worcester. See also Table 2, note (e).
South Hallow	Worcestershire	1885	1898	Abolished 1.4.1898 and added to the parish of Worcester. See also Table 2, note (d).
St. Alban	Worcestershire	1837	1898	Abolished 1.4.1898 and added to the parish of Worcester.
St. Andrew	Worcestershire	1837	1898	Abolished 1.4.1898 and added to the parish of Worcester.
St. Clement	Worcestershire	1837	1898	Abolished 1.4.1898 and added to the parish of Worcester.
St. Helen	Worcestershire	1837	1898	Abolished 1.4.1898 and added to the parish of Worcester.
St. John Bedwardine	Worcestershire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of St. John Bedwardine City and St. John Bedwardine County.
St. John Bedwardine City	Worcestershire	1894	1898	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of St. John Bedwardine in Worcester County Borough. Abolished 1.4.1898 and added to the parish of Worcester.
St. John Bedwardine County	Worcestershire	1894	1934	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of St. John Bedwardine. See also Table 2, note (k).
St. Martin	Worcestershire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of St. Martin City and St. Martin County.
St. Martin City	Worcestershire	1894	1898	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of St. Martin in Worcester County Borough. Abolished 1.4.1898 and added to the parish of Worcester.
St. Martin County	Worcestershire	1894	1934	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of St. Martin. See also Table 2, note (h).
St. Michael Bedwardine	Worcestershire	1837	1898	Abolished 1.4.1898 and added to the parish of Worcester.
St. Nicholas	Worcestershire	1837	1898	Abolished 1.4.1898 and added to the parish of Worcester.
St. Peter the Great	Worcestershire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of St. Peter the Great City and St. Peter the Great County. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
St. Peter the Great City	Worcestershire	1894	1898	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of St. Peter the Great in Worcester County Borough. Abolished 1.4.1898 and added to the parish of Worcester.
St. Peter the Great County	Worcestershire	1894	1934	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of St. Peter the Great. See also Table 2, note (l).
St. Swithin	Worcestershire	1837	1898	Abolished 1.4.1898 and added to the parish of Worcester.
Stanford on Teme	Worcestershire	1913	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Stanford with Orleton.
Stanford with Orleton	Worcestershire	1933	1934	Created 1.4.1933 out of the parishes of Stanford on Teme and Orleton. See also Table 2, note (n).
Stockton on Teme	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (n).
Stourport	Worcestershire	1933	1934	That part which which until 1.4.1933 formed parts of the parishes of Areley King's and Astley. See also Table 2, note (j).
Suckley	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Whitstones	Worcestershire	1837	1898	Abolished 1.4.1898 and added to the parish of Worcester.
Wichenford	Worcestershire	1913	1934	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Worcester	Worcestershire	1898	1974	Created 1.4.1898 from the parishes of South Claines, St. Peter The Great City, St. Martin City, St. John Bedwardine City, Whitstones, St. Clement, Blockhouse, All Saints, St. Nicholas, St. Andrew, St. Helen, South Hallow, St. Swithin, St. Michael Bedwardine, St. Alban and College Precincts. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (f), (i), (m), (p) and (q).

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

All the areas in Worcester registration district became part of the county of Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish (*or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
St. Peter the Great County	Hereford & Worcester	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (s) and (t).
Warndon	Hereford & Worcester	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (r) and (t).
Worcester*	Hereford & Worcester	1974	2006	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish of Worcester. See also Table 2, note (t).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Worcester Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
25.3.1883	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of St. Peter the Great (which was added to the parish of Whittington on 25.3.1883) to Pershore registration district.	9 in 1891
25.3.1884	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of St. Peter the Great (which was added to the parish of Whittington on 25.3.1884) to Pershore registration district.	0 in 1891
1.10.1885	(c)	Gained the parish of South Claines (which until 30.9.1885 formed part of the parish of Claines) from Droitwich registration district.	8582 in 1881
1.10.1885	(d)	Gained the parish of South Hallow (which until 30.9.1885 formed part of the parish of Hallow) from Martley registration district.	500 in 1881
1.3.1913	(e)	Gained the parishes of Abberley, Alfrick, Areley Kings, Astley, Bransford, Broadwas, Clifton upon Teme, Cotheridge, Doddenham, Great Witley, Grimley, Hillhampton, Holt, Kenswick, Knightwick, Leigh, Little Witley, Lower Sapey, Lulsley, Martley, North Hallow, Pensax, Shelsley Beauchamp, Shelsley Kings, Shelsley Walsh, Shrawley, Stanford on Teme, Stockton on Teme, Suckley and Wichenford, from Martley registration district.	11856 in 1911
1.1.1915	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Worcester (which until 9.11.1914 formed part of the parish of North Claines) from Droitwich registration district.	719 in 1911
1.3.1921	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Areley King's (which until 1.10.1920 formed part of the parish of Hartlebury) from Droitwich registration district.	20 in 1911
1.7.1934	(h)	Lost the parish of St. Martin County to Droitwich registration district.	196 in 1931
	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Worcester (which unil 1.10.1931 formed part of the parish of North Claines) from Droitwich registration district.	574 in 1931
	(j)	Lost the part in the parish of Stourport (which until 1.4.1933 formed parts of the parishes of Areley King's and Astley) to Kidderminster registration district.	835 in 1931
	(k)	Lost the parishes of Abberley, Alfrick, Astley, Bransford, Broadwas, Clifton upon Teme, Cotheridge, Doddenham, Great Witley, Grimley, Hillhampton, Holt, Kenswick, Knightwick, Leigh, Little Witley, Lower Sapey, Lulsley, Martley, North Hallow, St. John Bedwardine County, Shelsley Beauchamp, Shelsley Kings, Shelsley Walsh, Shrawley, Suckley and Wichenford, to Martley registration district.	10664 in 1931
	(l)	Lost the parish of St. Peter the Great County to Pershore registration district.	75 in 1931
	(m)	Gained part of the parish of Worcester (which unil 1.10.1931 formed part of the parish of Whittington) from Pershore registration district.	98 in 1931
	(n)	Lost the parishes of Pensax, Stanford with Orleton and Stockton on Teme, to Tenbury registration district.	628 in 1931
	(o)	Lost the part in the parish of Malvern Link (which until 1.4.1933 formed parts of the parishes of Bransford and Leigh) to Upton on Severn registration district.	258 in 1931
1.4.1952	(p)	Gained parts of the parish of Worcester (which until 1.4.1952 formed parts of the parishes of Hindlip, North Claines, St. Martin County and Warndon) from Droitwich registration district.	2359 in 1951
1.4.1952	(q)	Gained part of the parish of Worcester (which until 1.4.1952 formed part of the parish of Whittington) from Pershore registration district.	3 in 1951
1.4.1974	(r)	Gained the parish of Warndon from Droitwich registration district.	66 in 1971
1.4.1974	(s)	Gained the parish of St. Peter the Great County from Pershore registration district.	66 in 1971
1.4.2006 (abolished)	(t)	Lost the Worcester unparished area and the parishes of St. Peter the Great County and Warndon, to Worcestershire registration district.	93353 in 2001

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