Registration Districts in Worcestershire

REGISTRATION DISTRICTS IN WORCESTERSHIRE

The list below shows the civil registration districts in Worcestershire since 1837. The same districts were used to compile the census returns for the years 1851 to 1921.

For the purposes of these pages, "Worcestershire" refers to:

the ancient county of Worcester (1837–89), including the county of the city of Worcester;
the administrative county of Worcester (1889–1974), with the county boroughs of Dudley (1889–1966), Warley (1966–74) and Worcester (1889–1974);
the non-metropolitan county of Worcestershire (from 1998).

For the period 1974–98 see the county of Hereford & Worcester.

Click on a district name in the table below to see the places and dates covered, or see the Index of Place Names for the whole of England and Wales.

Registration District	Registration County	From	To	Comments
Alcester	Warwickshire	1837	1932	Partly in Worcestershire until 1.4.1932.
Bromsgrove	Worcestershire	1837	1974	Transferred to Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1974.
Bromsgrove	Worcestershire	1998	2006	Transferred from Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1998. Abolished 1.4.2006 and added to Worcestershire registration district.
Bromyard	Herefordshire	1837	1897	Partly in Worcestershire until 30.9.1897.
Cleobury Mortimer	Shropshire	1837	1934	Partly in Worcestershire until 30.9.1897.
Droitwich	Worcestershire	1837	1974	Transferred to Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1974.
Droitwich	Worcestershire	1998	2006	Transferred from Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1998. Abolished 1.4.2006 and added to Worcestershire registration district.
Dudley	Staffordshire	1837	1912	Transferred to Staffordshire on 1.4.1966.
Dudley	Worcestershire	1912	1966	Transferred to Staffordshire on 1.4.1966.
Evesham	Worcestershire	1837	1974	Transferred to Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1974.
Evesham	Worcestershire	1998	2006	Transferred from Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1998. Abolished 1.4.2006 and added to Worcestershire registration district.
Kidderminster	Worcestershire	1837	1974	Transferred to Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1974.
Kidderminster	Worcestershire	1998	2006	Transferred from Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1998. Abolished 1.4.2006 and added to Worcestershire registration district.
King's Norton	Worcestershire	1837	1912	Partly in Worcestershire until 9.11.1912.
Ledbury	Herefordshire	1837	1934	Partly in Worcestershire until 1.7.1934.
Malvern	Worcestershire	1952	1974	Created 1.4.1952 from Upton on Severn registration district. Transferred to Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1974.
Malvern	Worcestershire	1998	2006	Transferred from Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1998. Abolished 1.4.2006 and added to Worcestershire registration district.
Martley	Worcestershire	1837	1913	Abolished 1.3.1913 and added to Worcester registration district.
Martley	Worcestershire	1934	1974	Created 1.7.1934 out of Worcester registration district.Transferred to Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1974.
Oldbury	Worcestershire	1934	1966	Created 1.7.1934 out of Stourbridge registration district. Abolished 1.4.1966 and divided between Warley East, Warley West, Stourbridge and West Bromwich registration districts.
Pershore	Worcestershire	1837	1974	Transferred to Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1974.
Pershore	Worcestershire	1998	2006	Transferred from Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1998. Abolished 1.4.2006 and added to Worcestershire registration district.
Redditch	Worcestershire	1998	2006	Transferred from Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1998. Abolished 1.4.2006 and added to Worcestershire registration district.
Shipston-on-Stour	Warwickshire	1837	1931	Partly in Worcestershire until 1.4.1931.
Solihull	Warwickshire	1837	1912	Partly in Worcestershire until 9.11.1912.
Stourbridge	Worcestershire	1837	1974
Stow on the Wold	Gloucestershire	1837	1931	Partly in Worcestershire until 1.4.1931.
Stratford-on-Avon	Warwickshire	1837	1932	Partly in Worcestershire until 1.4.1932.
Tenbury	Worcestershire	1837	1974	Transferred to Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1974.
Tenbury	Worcestershire	1998	2006	Transferred from Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1998. Abolished 1.4.2006 and added to Worcestershire registration district.
Tewkesbury	Gloucestershire	1837	1934	Partly in Worcestershire until 1.7.1934.
Upton on Severn	Worcestershire	1837	1952	Abolished 1.4.1952 to become Malvern registration district.
Warley	Worcestershire	1969	1974	Created 1.1.1969 out of Warley East and Warley West registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Sandwell registration district.
Warley East	Worcestershire	1966	1968	Created 1.4.1966 out of Oldbury, Smethwick, West Bromwich and Birmingham registration districts. Abolished 1.1.1969 and added to Warley registration district.
Warley West	Worcestershire	1966	1968	Created 1.4.1966 out of Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Wednesbury and Dudley registration districts. Abolished 1.1.1969 and added to Warley registration district.
West Bromwich	Staffordshire	1837	1932	Partly in Worcestershire until 1.10.1932.
Winchcomb	Gloucestershire	1837	1934	Partly in Worcestershire until 1.7.1934.
Worcester	Worcestershire	1837	1974	Transferred to Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1974.
Worcester	Worcestershire	1998	2006	Transferred from Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1998. Abolished 1.4.2006 and added to Worcestershire registration district.
Worcestershire	Worcestershire	2006		Created 1.4.2006 from Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Evesham, Kidderminster, Malvern, Pershore, Redditch, Tenbury and Worcestr registration districts.

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