Ashford Registration District

ASHFORD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Kent.
Created : 1.4.1941 (out of West Ashford, Tenterden, East Ashford, Faversham, Elham, and Romney Marsh registration districts).
Abolished : 1.4.1998 (to become part of Ashford with Shepway registration district).
Sub-districts : Ashford, Tenterden.
GRO volumes : 2a (1941-46), 5B (1946-65), 5F (1965-74), 16 (1974-92).
Registers currently held at : Kent.

Table 1: List of Places in Ashford Registration District

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Aldington	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Appledore	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (f), (h) and (j).
Ashford	Kent	1941	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (i).
Ashford	Kent	1974	1998	Unparished area which 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Ashford. See also Table 2, note (j).
Bethersden	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Biddenden	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Bilsington	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Bonnington	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Boughton Aluph	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Brabourne	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Brook	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Challock	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Charing	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (d) and (i).
Chilham	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (a), (e) and (j).
Crundale	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Eastwell	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Egerton	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Godmersham	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Great Chart	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Hastingleigh	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
High Halden	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Hinxhill	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Hothfield	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Kenardington	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Kingsnorth	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Little Chart	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Mersham	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Molash	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Newenden	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Orlestone	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Pluckley	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Rolvenden	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Ruckinge	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Sevington	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Shadoxhurst	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Smarden	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Smeeth	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (a), (c) and (j).
Stone cum Ebony	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (g), (h) and (j).
Tenterden	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Warehorne	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Westwell	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Wittersham	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Woodchurch	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Wye	Kent	1941	1998	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Ashford Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1941 (created)	(a)	Gained the parishes of Aldington, Bilsington, Bonnington, Boughton Aluph, Brabourne, Brook, Challock, Chilham, Crundale, Eastwell, Godmersham, Hastingleigh, Hinxhill, Mersham, Molash, Orlestone, Ruckinge, Sevington, Smeeth, Warehorne, and Wye, from East Ashford registration district.	8914 in 1931
	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Ashford (which until 1.4.1934 formed parts of the parishes of Boughton Aluph, Hinxhill, Kennington, Sevington, Willesborough, and Wye) from East Ashford registration district.	6833 in 1931
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Smeeth (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Sellindge) from Elham registration district.	36 in 1931
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Charing (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Stalisfield) from Faversham registration district.	63 in 1931
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Chilham (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Selling) from Faversham registration district.	0 in 1931
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Appledore (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Snargate) from Romney Marsh registration district.	2 in 1931
	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Stone cum Ebony (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Fairfield) from Romney Marsh registration district.	0 in 1931
	(h)	Gained the parishes of Appledore, Biddenden, High Halden, Kenardington, Newenden, Rolvenden, Stone cum Ebony, Tenterden, Wittersham, and Woodchurch, from Tenterden registration district.	9785 in 1931
	(i)	Gained the parishes of Ashford, Bethersden, Charing, Egerton, Great Chart, Hothfield, Kingsnorth, Little Chart, Pluckley, Shadoxhurst, Smarden, and Westwell, from West Ashford registration district.	23504 in 1931
1.4.1998 (abolished)	(j)	Lost the constituent parishes of Aldington, Appledore, Bethersden, Biddenden, Bilsington, Bonnington, Boughton Aluph, Brabourne, Brook, Challock, Charing, Chilham, Crundale, Eastwell, Egerton, Godmersham, Great Chart, Hastingleigh, High Halden, Hinxhill, Hothfield, Kenardington, Kingsnorth, Little Chart, Mersham, Molash, Newenden, Orlestone, Pluckley, Rolvenden, Ruckinge, Sevington, Shadoxhurst, Smarden, Smeeth, Stone cum Ebony, Tenterden, Warehorne, Westwell, Wittersham, Woodchurch, and Wye, and the unparished area of Ashford, to Ashford with Shepway registration district.

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