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COVENTRY REGISTRATION DISTRICT

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

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Coventry

Warwickshire

1900

1974

Created 26.3.1900 from the parishes of Holy Trinity Within and St. Michael Within. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (c) to (t).

Holy Trinity

Warwickshire

1837

1894

Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of Holy Trinity Within and Holy Trinity Without.

Holy Trinity Within

Warwickshire

1894

1900

Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Holy Trinity in Coventry County Borough. Abolished 26.3.1900 and added to the parish of Coventry. See also Table 2, note (b).

Holy Trinity Without

Warwickshire

1894

1928

Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Holy Trinity. Abolished 1.4.1928 and added to the parish of Coventry.

St. Michael

Warwickshire

1837

1894

Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of St. Michael Within and St. Michael Without. See also Table 2, note (a).

St. Michael Within

Warwickshire

1894

1900

Created 1894 from the part of the parish of St. Michael in Coventry County Borough. Abolished 26.3.1900 and added to the parish of Coventry.

St. Michael Without

Warwickshire

1894

1928

Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of St. Michael. Abolished 1.4.1928 and added to the parish of Coventry.


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

All the areas in Coventry registration district became part of the county of West Midlands on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish
(*or Unparished Area)

County

From

To

Comments

Allesley

West Midlands

1974

See Table 2, note (u).

Coventry*

West Midlands

1974

Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish of Coventry.

Finham

West Midlands

2016

Created 1.4.2016 out of the Coventry unparished area.

Keresley

West Midlands

1974

See Table 2, note (u).


Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Coventry Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

25.3.1884

(a)

Lost a detached part of the parish of St. Michael (which was added to the parish of Wyken on 25.3.1884) to Foleshill registration district.

12 in 1891

1.12.1899

(b)

Gained parts of the parish of Holy Trinity Within (which until 9.11.1898 formed parts of the parishes of Foleshill and Stoke) from Foleshill registration district.

5779 in 1891

1.4.1928

(c)

Gained parts of the parish of Coventry (which until 1.4.1928 formed the parishes of Stoke and Stoke Heath and parts of the parishes of Foleshill and Walsgrave) from Foleshill registration district.

13036 in 1921

(d)

Gained parts of the parish of Coventry (which until 1.4.1928 formed parts of the parishes of Allesley, Berkswell and Coundon) from Meriden registration district.

641 in 1921

(e)

Gained parts of the parish of Coventry (which until 1.4.1928 formed parts of the parishes of Stivichall and Stoneleigh) from Warwick registration district.

1176 in 1921

1.4.1932

(f)

Gained parts of the parish of Coventry (which until 1.4.1932 formed parts of the parishes of Binley, Exhall, Foleshill, Keresley, Walsgrave on Sowe, Willenhall and Wyken) from Foleshill registration district.

10275 in 1931

(g)

Gained parts of the parish of Coventry (which until 1.4.1932 formed parts of the parishes of Allesley and Coundon) from Meriden registration district.

633 in 1931

(h)

Gained parts of the parish of Coventry (which until 1.4.1932 formed parts of the parishes of Baginton, Stivichall and Stoneleigh) from Warwick registration district.

135 in 1931

1.4.1956

(i)

Lost part of the parish of Coventry (which was added to the parish of Allesley on 1.4.1956) to Meriden registration district.

0 in 1951

(j)

Gained part of the parish of Coventry (which until 1.4.1956 formed part of the parish of Allesley) from Meriden registration district.

0 in 1951

(k)

Lost part of the parish of Coventry (which was added to the parish of Binley on 1.4.1956) to Rugby registration district.

0 in 1951

(l)

Gained part of the parish of Coventry (which until 1.4.1956 formed part of the parish of Binley) from Rugby registration district.

0 in 1951

(m)

Lost parts of the parish of Coventry (which became parts of the parishes of Baginton and Stoneleigh on 1.4.1956) to Warwick & Leamington registration district.

4 in 1951

(n)

Gained parts of the parish of Coventry (which until 1.4.1956 formed parts of the parishes of Baginton and Stoneleigh) from Warwick & Leamington registration district.

2 in 1951

1.4.1965

(o)

Gained parts of the parish of Coventry (which until 1.4.1965 formed parts of the parishes of Allesley, Berkswell and Keresley) from Meriden registration district.

5455 in 1961

(p)

Gained part of the parish of Coventry (which until 1.4.1956 formed part of the parish of Bedworth) from Nuneaton registration district.

1395 in 1961

(q)

Lost parts of the parish of Coventry (which became parts of the parishes of Ansty, Binley Woods, Brandon & Bretford and Shilton on 1.4.1965) to Rugby registration district.

0 in 1961

(r)

Gained parts of the parish of Coventry (which until 1.4.1965 formed parts of the parishes of Binley Woods, Ryton on Dunsmore and Shilton) from Rugby registration district.

0 in 1961

(s)

Lost parts of the parish of Coventry (which became parts of the parishes of Baginton and Stoneleigh on 1.4.1965) to Warwick & Leamington registration district.

0 in 1961

(t)

Gained parts of the parish of Coventry (which until 1.4.1965 formed parts of the parishes of Baginton and Stoneleigh) from Warwick & Leamington registration district.

4258 in 1961

1.4.1974

(u)

Gained the parishes of Allesley and Keresley from Meriden registration district.

1508 in 1971



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