Canterbury Registration District

CANTERBURY REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Kent
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1998 (to become part of Canterbury with Swale registration district).
Sub-districts : Canterbury.
GRO volumes : V (1837-51), 2a (1852-1946), 5B (1946-65), 5F (1965-74), 16 (1974-92).
Registers currently held at : Kent.

Table 1A: List of Places in Canterbury Registration District (1837-1974)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
All Saints	Kent	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 to become part of the parish of Canterbury.
Black Princes Chantry	Kent	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 to become part of the parish of Canterbury.
Canterbury	Kent	1897	1974	Created 26.3.1897 from the parishes of St. Mary Northgate, St. Mildred, St. Mary Bredin, St. Peter, St. Paul, St. George The Martyr, St. Alphage, St. Margaret, St. Augustine, St. Mary Magdalen, All Saints, St. Andrew, Holy Cross Westgate, St. Martin, St. Mary Bredman, Old Castle, St. Johns Hospital, East. Bridge Hospital, White Friars, and Black Princes Charity. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (j), (k) and (l).
Christchurch	Kent	1910	1912	Abolished 1.4.1912 to become part of the parish of Cantebury. See also Table 2, note (i).
East Bridge Hospital	Kent	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 to become part of the parish of Canterbury.
Holy Cross Westgate	Kent	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 to become part of the parish of Canterbury.
Holy Cross Westgate Without	Kent	1910	1912	Abolished 1.4.1912 to become part of the parish of Cantebury. See also Table 2, note (h).
Old Castle	Kent	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 to become part of the parish of Canterbury.
St. Alphege	Kent	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 to become part of the parish of Canterbury.
St. Andrew	Kent	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 to become part of the parish of Canterbury.
St. Augustine	Kent	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 to become part of the parish of Canterbury.
St. Dunstan Within	Kent	1910	1912	Abolished 1.4.1912 to become part of the parish of Cantebury. See also Table 2, note (i).
St. George the Martyr	Kent	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 to become part of the parish of Canterbury.
St. Gregory the Great	Kent	1910	1912	Abolished 1.4.1912 to become part of the parish of Cantebury. See also Table 2, note (i).
St. Johns Hospital	Kent	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 to become part of the parish of Canterbury.
St. Margaret	Kent	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 to become part of the parish of Canterbury.
St. Martin	Kent	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 to become part of the parish of Canterbury. See also Table 2, note (c).
St. Mary Bredin	Kent	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 to become part of the parish of Canterbury. See also Table 2, note (d).
St. Mary Bredman	Kent	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 to become part of the parish of Canterbury.
St. Mary Magdalen	Kent	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 to become part of the parish of Canterbury.
St. Mary Northgate	Kent	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 to become part of the parish of Canterbury. See also Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (e).
St. Mildred	Kent	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 to become part of the parish of Canterbury.
St. Paul	Kent	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 to become part of the parish of Canterbury. See also Table 2, notes (f) and (g).
St. Peter	Kent	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 to become part of the parish of Canterbury.
Staplegate	Kent	1910	1912	Abolished 1.4.1912 to become part of the parish of Cantebury. See also Table 2, note (i).
Thanington Within	Kent	1910	1912	Abolished 1.4.1912 to become part of the parish of Cantebury. See also Table 2, note (h).
The Archbishop's Palace Precincts	Kent	1910	1912	Abolished 1.4.1912 to become part of the parish of Cantebury. See also Table 2, note (i).
White Friars	Kent	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 to become part of the parish of Canterbury.

Table 1B: List of Places in Canterbury Registration District (1974-1998)

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Adisham	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Barham	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Bekesbourne	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Bishopsbourne	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Bridge	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Canterbury	Kent	1974	1998	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and county borough of Canterbury. See also Table 2, note (n).
Chartham	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Chislet	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Fordwich	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Hackington	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Harbledown	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Herne Bay	Kent	1974	1998	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Herne Bay. See also Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Hoath	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Ickham & Well	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Kingston	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Littlebourne	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Lower Hardres	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Patrixbourne	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Petham	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
St. Cosmus & St. Damian in the Blean	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Sturry	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Thanington Without	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Upper Hardres	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Waltham	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Westbere	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Whitstable	Kent	1974	1998	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Whitstable. See also Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Wickhambreaux	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Womenswold	Kent	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Canterbury Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.6.1895	(a)	Gained part of the parish of St. Mary Northgate (which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Hackington) from Blean registration district.	122 in 1891
	(b)	Gained part of the parish of St. Mary Northgate (which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Sturry) from Blean registration district.	0 in 1891
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of St. Martin (which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Littlebourne) from Bridge registration district.	0 in 1891
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of St. Mary Bredin (which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Nackington) from Bridge registration district.	45 in 1891
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of St. Mary Northgate (which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Fordwich) from Bridge registration district.	0 in 1891
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of St. Paul (which until 1894 formed the part of parish of Bekesbourne) from Bridge registration district.	5 in 1891
	(g)	Gained part of the parish of St. Paul (which until 1894 formed the part of parish of Patrixbourne) from Bridge registration district.	16 in 1891
1.6.1910	(h)	Gained the parishes of Holy Cross Westgate Without and Thanington Within from Bridge registration district.	1413 in 1901
1.6.1910	(i)	Gained the parishes of Christchurch, St. Dunstan Within, St. Gregory the Great, Staplegate, and The Archbishop's Palace Precincts, from Blean registration district.	3682 in 1901
1.4.1934	(j)	Gained parts of the parish of Canterbury (which until 1.4.1934 formed parts of the parishes of Hackington and St. Dunstan Without) from Blean registration district.	546 in 1931
1.4.1934	(k)	Gained parts of the parish of Canterbury (which until 1.4.1934 formed parts of the parishes of Harbledown and Thanington Without) from Bridge registration district.	117 in 1931
1.4.1952	(l)	Gained parts of the parish of Canterbury (which until 1.4.1952 formed parts of the parishes of Hackington and Harbledown) from Bridge registration district.
1.4.1974	(m)	Gained the parishes of Adisham, Barham, Bekesbourne, Bishopsbourne, Bridge, Chartham, Chislet, Fordwich, Hackington, Harbledown, Hoath, Ickham & Well, Kingston, Littlebourne, Lower Hardres, Patrixbourne, Petham, St. Cosmus & St. Damian in the Blean, Sturry, Thanington Without, Upper Hardres, Waltham, Westbere, Wickhambreaux, and Womenswold, and the unparished areas of Herne Bay and Whitstable, from Bridge registration district.	75802 in 1971
1.4.1998 (abolished)	(n)	Lost the constituent parishes of Adisham, Barham, Bekesbourne, Bishopsbourne, Bridge, Chartham, Chislet, Fordwich, Hackington, Harbledown, Hoath, Ickham & Well, Kingston, Littlebourne, Lower Hardres, Patrixbourne, Petham, St. Cosmus & St. Damian in the Blean, Sturry, Thanington Without, Upper Hardres, Waltham, Westbere, Wickhambreaux, and Womenswold, and the unparished areas of Canterbury, Herne Bay and Whitstable, to Canterbury with Swale registration district.

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