Wantage Registration District

WANTAGE REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Berkshire (1837–1974); Oxfordshire (1974–2001).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.10.2001 (added to Oxfordshire registration district).
Sub-districts : Faringdon; Hendred; Ilkley; Wantage.
GRO volumes : VI (1837–51); 2c (1852–1946); 6A (1946–74); 20 (1974–92).
District number : 70a (1841–46); 124 (1847–69); 115 (1870–80); 116 (1881–1908); 118 (1909–46); 283 (1946–74); 705 (1974–2001).

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

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Aldworth	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
Ardington	Berkshire	1837	1974
Ashbury	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Baulking	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Beedon	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
Blewbury	Berkshire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (c).
Bourton	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Brightwalton	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
Buckland	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Buscot	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Catmore	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
Chaddleworth	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
Charlton	Berkshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and divided between the parishes of Wantage, Grove and Lockinge.
Charney Bassett	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Childrey	Berkshire	1837	1974
Chilton	Berkshire	1837	1974
Coleshill	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Compton	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
Compton Beauchamp	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Denchworth	Berkshire	1837	1974
East Challow	Berkshire	1837	1974
East Hanney	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
East Hendred	Berkshire	1837	1974
East Ilsley	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
East Lockinge	Berkshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and added to the parish of Lockinge.
Eaton Hastings	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Farnborough	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
Fawley	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
Fernham	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Goosey	Berkshire	1837	1974
Great Coxwell	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Great Faringdon	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Grove	Berkshire	1837	1974
Hampstead Norreys	Berkshire	1969	1974	Created 1.4.1969 out of the parish of Hampstead Norris. See also Table 2, note (f).
Hampstead Norris	Berkshire	1837	1969	Abolished 1.4.1969 and divided between the parishes of Hampstead Norreys and Bucklebury. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (e).
Harwell	Berkshire	1837	1974
Hatford	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Hinton Waldrist	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Kingston Lisle	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Letcombe Bassett	Berkshire	1837	1974
Letcombe Regis	Berkshire	1837	1974
Little Coxwell	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Littleworth	Berkshire	1952	1974	Created 1.4.1952 out of the parish of Great Faringdon.
Lockinge	Berkshire	1934	1974	Created 1.4.1934 out of the parishes of East Lockinge, West Lockinge and Charlton.
Longcot	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Longworth	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Peasemore	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
Pusey	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Shellingford	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Shrivenham	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Sparsholt	Berkshire	1837	1974
Stanford in the Vale	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Uffington	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Unnamed	Berkshire	1894	1898	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of East Hannay in Wantage Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1898 and added to the parish of East Hannay.
Upton	Berkshire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (c).
Wantage	Berkshire	1837	1974
Watchfield	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
West Challow	Berkshire	1837	1974
West Hanney	Berkshire	1837	1974
West Hendred	Berkshire	1837	1974
West Ilsley	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
West Lockinge	Berkshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and added to the parish of Lockinge.
Woolstone	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).

Table 1B: List of Places in Wantage Registration District (1974–2001)

All the areas in Wantage registration district became part of the county of Oxforshire on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish (* or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Ardington	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Ashbury	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Baulking	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Bourton	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Buckland	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Buscot	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Charney Bassett	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Childrey	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Chilton	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Coleshill	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Compton Beauchamp	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Denchworth	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
East Challow	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
East Hanney	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
East Hendred	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Eaton Hastings	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Fernham	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Goosey	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Great Coxwell	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Great Faringdon	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Grove	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Harwell	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Hatford	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Hinton Waldrist	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Kingston Lisle	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Letcombe Bassett	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Letcombe Regis	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Little Coxwell	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Littleworth	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Lockinge	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Longcot	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Longworth	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Pusey	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Shellingford	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Shrivenham	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Sparsholt	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Stanford in the Vale	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Uffington	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Wantage	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Watchfield	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
West Challow	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
West Hanney	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
West Hendred	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).
Woolstone	Oxfordshire	1974	2001	See Table 2, note (g).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Wantage Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1887	(a)	Gained part of the parish of East Hendred (which until 24.3.1887 formed a detached part of the parish of Sutton Courtney) from Abingdon registration district.	14 in 1891
1.4.1937	(b)	Gained the parishes of Ashbury, Balking, Bourton, Buckland, Buscot, Charney Bassett, Coleshill, Compton Beauchamp, Eaton Hastings, Fernham, Great Coxwell, Great Faringdon, Hatford, Hinton Waldrist, Kingston Lisle, Little Coxwell, Longcot, Longworth, Pusey, Shellingford, Shrivenham, Stanford in the Vale, Uffington, Watchfield and Woolstone, from Faringdon registration district.	9649 in 1931
1.4.1937	(c)	Lost the parishes of Blewbury and Upton to Wallingford registration district.	781 in 1931
1.4.1948	(d)	Lost part of the parish of Hampstead Norris (which became the parish of Hermitage on 1.4.1948) to Newbury registration district.	501 in 1951
1.4.1969	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Hampstead Norris (which until 1.4.1969 formed part of the parish of Bucklebury) from Wokingham registration district.	38 in 1961
1.4.1974	(f)	Lost the parishes of Aldworth, Beedon, Brightwalton, Catmore, Chaddleworth, Compton, East Ilsley, Farnborough, Fawley, Hampstead Norreys, Peasemore and West Ilsley, to Newbury registration district.	4631 in 1971
1.10.2001 (abolished)	(g)	Lost the parishes of Ardington, Ashbury, Baulking, Bourton, Buckland, Buscot, Charney Bassett, Childrey, Chilton, Coleshill, Compton Beauchamp, Denchworth, East Challow, East Hanney, East Hendred, Eaton Hastings, Fernham, Goosey, Great Coxwell, Great Faringdon, Grove, Harwell, Hatford, Hinton Waldrist, Kingston Lisle, Letcombe Bassett, Letcombe Regis, Little Coxwell, Littleworth, Lockinge, Longcot, Longworth, Pusey, Shellingford, Shrivenham, Sparsholt, Stanford in the Vale, Uffington, Wantage, Watchfield, West Challow, West Hanney, West Hendred and Woolstone, to Oxfordshire registration district.	n/a

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