Bridge Registration District

BRIDGE REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Kent.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1974 (to become part of Canterbury registration district).
Sub-districts : Barham, Bridge, Chartham.
GRO volumes : V (1837-51), 2a (1852-1946), 5B (1946-65), 5F (1965-74).
Registers currently held at : Kent.

Table 1: List of Places in Bridge Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Adisham	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (q).
Barham	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (k), (l) and (q).
Bekesbourne	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (q).
Bishopsbourne	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (q).
Bridge	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (q).
Chartham	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (q).
Chislet	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, notes (j) and (q).
Fordwich	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (q).
Hackington	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, notes (j), (p) and (q).
Harbledown	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (h), (m), (p) and (q).
Herne Bay	Kent	1941	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (j) and (q).
Hoath	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, notes (j) and (q).
Holy Cross Westgate Without	Kent	1837	1910	See Table 2, note (g).
Ickham & Well	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (q).
Kingston	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (q).
Littlebourne	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (q).
Lower Hardres	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (q).
Milton	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Thanington Without.
Mint	Kent	1837	1889	Abolished 24.3.1889 to become part of the parish of Harbledown.
Nackington	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Lower Hardres. See also Table 2, note (e).
Patrixbourne	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (f) and (q).
Petham	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (q).
St. Cosmus & St. Damian in the Blean	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, notes (j), (n) and (q).
St. Nicholas Hospital	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Harbledown.
Stodmarsh	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Wickhambreux.
Sturry	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, notes (j) and (q).
Thanington	Kent	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and divided into the parishes of Thanington Within and Thanington Without.
Thanington Within	Kent	1894	1910	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Thanington in Canterbury County Borough. See also Table 2, note (g).
Thanington Without	Kent	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Thanington. See also Table 2, notes (i) and (q).
Upper Hardres	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (q).
Waltham	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (q).
Westbere	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, notes (j) and (q).
Westgate Without	Kent	1837	1910
Whitstable	Kent	1941	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (j), (o) and (q).
Wickhambreaux	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (q).
Womenswold	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (q).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Bridge Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1889	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Waltham (which became part of the parish of Hastingleigh on 24.3.1889) to East Ashford registration district.	9 in 1881
1.6.1895	(b)	Lost part of the parish of Bekesbourne (which became part of the parish of St. Paul in 1894) to Canterbury registration district.	5 in 1891
	(c)	Lost part of the parish of Fordwich (which became part of the parish of St. Mary Northgate in 1894) to Canterbury registration district.	0 in 1891
	(d)	Lost part of the parish of Littlebourne (which became part of the parish of St. Martin in 1894) to Canterbury registration district.	0 in 1891
	(e)	Lost part of the parish of Nackington (which became part of the parish of St. Mary Bredin in 1894) to Canterbury registration district.	45 in 1891
	(f)	Lost part of the parish of Patrixbourne (which became part of the parish of St. Paul Bredin in 1894) to Canterbury registration district.	16 in 1891
1.6.1910	(g)	Lost the parishes of Holy Cross Westgate Without and Thanington Within to Canterbury registration district.	1413 in 1901
1.4.1934	(h)	Lost part of the parish of Harbledown (which became part of the parish of Canterbury on 1.4.1934) to Canterbury registration district.	94 in 1931
1.4.1934	(i)	Lost part of the parish of Thanington Without (which became part of the parish of Canterbury on 1.4.1934) to Canterbury registration district.	23 in 1931
1.4.1941	(j)	Gained the parishes of Chislet, Hackington, Herne Bay, Hoath, St. Cosmus & St. Damian in the Blean, Sturry, Westbere, and Whitstable, from Blean registration district.	32927 in 1931
	(k)	Lost parts of the parish of Barham (which became parts of the parishes of Denton and Wootton on 1.4.1934) to Dover registration district.	100 in 1931
	(l)	Gained part of the parish of Barham (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Denton) from Dover registration district.	3 in 1931
	(m)	Gained part of the parish of Harbledown (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Dunkirk) from Faversham registration district.	30 in 1931
	(n)	Gained part of the parish of St. Cosmus & St. Damian in the Blean (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Dunkirk) from Faversham registration district.	36 in 1931
	(o)	Gained part of the parish of Whitstable (which until 1.4.1934 formed parts of the parishes of Dunkirk, Graveney, and Hernhill) from Faversham registration district.	101 in 1931
1.4.1952	(p)	Lost parts of the parishes of Hackington and Harbledown (which became parts of the parish of Canterbury on 1.4.1952) to Canterbury registration district.
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(q)	Lost the constituent parishes of Adisham, Barham, Bekesbourne, Bishopsbourne, Bridge, Chartham, Chislet, Fordwich, Hackington, Harbledown, Herne Bay, Hoath, Ickham & Well, Kingston, Littlebourne, Lower Hardres, Patrixbourne, Petham, St. Cosmus & St. Damian in the Blean, Sturry, Thanington Without, Upper Hardres, Waltham, Westbere, Whitstable, Wickhambreaux, and Womenswold, to Canterbury registration district.	75802 in 1971

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