Launceston Registration District

LAUNCESTON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Cornwall.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.5.2007 (added to Cornwall registration district).
Sub-districts : Alternon; Launceston; Northill; North Petherwin; St. Stephen.
GRO volumes : IX (1837–51); 5c (1852–1946); 7A (1946–74); 21 (1974–92).
District number : 145a (1841–46); 301 (1847–69); 291 (1870–1908); 290 (1909–46); 324 (1946–74); 362 (1974–2007).

Table 1: List of Places in Launceston Registration District

Civil Parish (* or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Altarnun	Cornwall	1837	2007	See Table 2, note (h).
Boyton	Cornwall	1837	2007	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Broadwood Widger	Devon	1853	1936	See Table 2, notes (a), (b), (c) and (d).
Callington	Cornwall	1934	1936	That part which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Stoke Climsland. See also Table 2, note (e).
Egloskerry	Cornwall	1837	2007	See Table 2, note (h).
Laneast	Cornwall	1837	2007	See Table 2, note (h).
Launceston	Cornwall	1922	2007	Created 1.4.1922 from the parishes of St. Mary Magdalene, St. Stephens by Launceston Urban, St. Thomas Street, St. Thomas the Apostle Urban and Lawhitton Urban. See also Table 2, note (h).
Lawhitton	Cornwall	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of Lawhitton Urban and Lawhitton Rural.
Lawhitton Rural	Cornwall	1894	2007	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Lawhitton. See also Table 2, note (h).
Lawhitton Urban	Cornwall	1894	1922	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Lawhitton in Launceston Municipal Borough. Abolished 1.4.1922 and added to the parish of Launceston (otherwise Dunheved).
Lewannick	Cornwall	1837	2007	See Table 2, note (h).
Lezant	Cornwall	1837	2007	See Table 2, note (h).
North Petherwin	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
North Petherwin	Cornwall	1966	2007	See Table 2, notes (f) and (h).
Northcott	Devon	1853	1936	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
North Hill	Cornwall	1837	2007	See Table 2, note (h).
South Petherwin	Cornwall	1837	2007	See Table 2, note (h).
St. Giles on the Heath	Devon	1853	1936	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
St. Mary Magdalene	Cornwall	1837	1922	Abolished 1.4.1922 and added to the parish of Launceston (otherwise Dunheved).
St. Stephens	Cornwall	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of St. Stephens in Launceston Urban and St. Stephens in Launceston Rural.
St. Stephens by Launceston Rural	Cornwall	1894	2007	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of St. Stephens. See also Table 2, note (h).
St. Stephens by Launceston Urban	Cornwall	1894	1922	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of St. Stephens in Launceston Municipal Borough. Abolished 1.4.1922 and added to the parish of Launceston (otherwise Dunheved).
St. Thomas Street	Cornwall	1837	1922	Abolished 1.4.1922 and added to the parish of Launceston (otherwise Dunheved).
St. Thomas the Apostle	Cornwall	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of St. Thomas the Apostle Urban and St. Thomas the Apostle Rural.
St. Thomas the Apostle Rural	Cornwall	1894	2007	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of St. Thomas the Apostle. See also Table 2, note (h).
St. Thomas the Apostle Urban	Cornwall	1894	1922	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of St. Thomas the Apostle in Launceston Municipal Borough. Abolished 1.4.1922 and added to the parish of Launceston (otherwise Dunheved).
Stokeclimsland	Cornwall	1837	2007	See Table 2, notes (e) and (h).
Tremaine	Cornwall	1837	2007	See Table 2, note (h).
Treneglos	Cornwall	1837	2007	See Table 2, note (h).
Tresmeer	Cornwall	1837	2007	See Table 2, note (h).
Trewen	Cornwall	1837	2007	See Table 2, note (h).
Virginstow	Devon	1853	1936	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Warbstow	Cornwall	1837	2007	See Table 2, note (h).
Werrington	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Werrington	Cornwall	1966	2007	See Table 2, notes (f) and (h).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Launceston Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
26.4.1853	(a)	Gained the parishes of Broadwoodwidger, Northcott, St. Giles on the Heath and Virginstow, from Holsworthy registration district.	1532 in 1851
25.3.1884	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Broadwoodwidger (which until 25.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Lifton) from Tavistock registration district.	69 in 1891
25.3.1885	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Broadwoodwidger (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Bratton Clovelly) from Okehampton registration district.	63 in 1891
1.7.1936	(d)	Lost the parishes of Broadwood Widger, North Petherwin, Northcott, St. Giles on the Heath, Virginstow and Werrington, to Holsworthy registration district.	2177 in 1931
1.7.1936	(e)	Lost the part in the parish of Callington (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Stokeclimsland) to St. Germans registration district.	149 in 1931
1.4.1966	(f)	Gained the parishes of North Petherwin and Werrington from Holsworthy registration district.	977 in 1961
1.4.1966	(g)	Gained parts of the parish of Boyton (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Luffincott, Northcott and St. Giles on the Heath) from Holsworthy registration district.	0 in 1961
1.5.2007 (abolished)	(h)	Lost the parishes of Altarnun, Boyton, Egloskerry, Laneast, Launceston, Lawhitton Rural, Lewannick, Lezant, North Hill, North Petherwin, South Petherwin, St. Stephens by Launceston Rural, St. Thomas the Apostle Rural, Stokeclimsland, Tremaine, Treneglos, Tresmeer, Trewen, Warbstow and Werrington, to Cornwall registration district.	16352 in 2001

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