Wisbech Registration District

WISBECH REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Cambridgeshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.7.1980 (to become part of Fenland registration district).
Sub-districts : Leverington, Terrington St. Clement, Upwell, Walpole St. Peter, Walsoken, Wisbech.
GRO volumes : XIV (1837-51), 3b (1852-1946), 4A (1946-74), 9 (1974-80).
Registers currently held at : Cambridgeshire and Norfolk.

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

All the Cambridgeshire areas in Wisbech registration district became part of the county of Isle of Ely on 1.4.1889. All the areas in Wisbech registration district became part of the county of Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely on 1.4.1965.

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Clenchwarton	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, notes (d) and (m).
Elm	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (r).
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Emneth	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (m).
Leverington	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Marshland St. James	Norfolk	1935	1938	Created 1.4.1935 out of the parishes of Walpole St. Peter, West Walton, Walsoken, Terrington St. Clement, Emneth, Terrington St. John, Walpole St. Andrew, Tilney St. Lawrence, Tilney All Saints, Clenchwarton, Tilney with Islington, and Outwell. See also Table 2, note (m).
Newton	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Outwell	Isle of Ely	1889	1965	Created 1.4.1889 from the Cambridgeshire part of the parish of Outwell.
Outwell	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Outwell	Norfolk and Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	In 1889 the Cambridgeshire part of the parish of Outwell became a separate parish in the Isle of Ely. See also Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Outwell	Norfolk	1889	1938
Parson Drove	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Terrington St. Clement	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, notes (e), (f) and (m).
Terrington St. John	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (m).
Tilney All Saints	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (m).
Tilney St. Lawrence	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (m).
Tilney with Islington	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become parts of the parishes of Tilney St. Lawrence and Marshland St. James.
Tydd St. Giles	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (k) and (l).
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Upwell	Isle of Ely	1889	1965	Created 1.4.1889 from the Cambridgeshire part of the parish of Upwell.
Upwell	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Upwell	Norfolk and Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	In 1889 the Cambridgeshire part of the parish of Upwell became a separate parish in the Isle of Ely. See also Table 2, notes (a), (b), (c), (n), (p) and (q).
Upwell	Norfolk	1889	1938
Walpole St. Andrew	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, notes (g) and (m).
Walpole St. Peter	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, notes (h) and (m).
Walsoken	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (m).
Walsoken Hungate	Norfolk	1894	1934	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Emneth in Walsoken Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Walsoken.
West Walton	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (m).
Wisbech St. Mary	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Wisbech St. Peter	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	Renamed 1.4.1974 to become the parish of Wisbech. See also Table 2, note (s).
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974

Table 1B: List of Places in Wisbech Registration District (1974-80)

All the areas in Wisbech registration district became part of the county of Cambridgeshire on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Elm	Cambridgeshire	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (t)
Leverington	Cambridgeshire	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (t)
Newton	Cambridgeshire	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (t)
Outwell	Cambridgeshire	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (t)
Parson Drove	Cambridgeshire	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (t)
Tydd St. Giles	Cambridgeshire	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (t)
Upwell	Cambridgeshire	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (t)
Wisbech	Cambridgeshire	1974	1980	Created 1.4.1974 by renaming the parish of Wisbech. See also Table 2, note (t).
Wisbech St. Mary	Cambridgeshire	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (t)

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Wisbech Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1884	(a)	Lost the Cambridgeshire part of the parish of Upwell, including Bensleys Farm (which became part of the parish of Welney on 24.3.1884) to Downham registration district.	6 in 1891
	(b)	Lost the Norfolk part of the parish of Upwell (which became part of the parish of Welney on 24.3.1884) to Downham registration district.	8 in 1891
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Upwell (which until 24.3.1884 formed the Norfolk part of the parish of Welney, including Halfpenny Toll House, Cock Fen Farm, etc.) from Downham registration district.	29 in 1891
25.3.1885	(d)	Lost two detached parts of the parish of Clenchwarton (which became parts of the parishes of North Lynn and West Lynn on 25.3.1885) to Kings Lynn registration district.	0 in 1891
1.11.1897	(e)	Lost part of the parish of Terrington St. Clement (which became part of the parish of Central Wingland on 30.9.1897) to Holbeach registration district.	0 in 1891
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Terrington St. Clement (which until 30.9.1897 formed part of the parish of Central Wingland) from Holbeach registration district.	0 in 1891
	(g)	Lost part of the parish of Walpole St. Andrew (which became part of the parish of Central Wingland on 30.9.1897) to Holbeach registration district.	4 in 1891
	(h)	Lost part of the parish of Walpole St. Peter (which became part of the parish of Central Wingland on 30.9.1897) to Holbeach registration district.	42 in 1891
1.1.1936	(i)	Lost part of the parish of Parson Drove (which became part of the parish of Sutton St. Edmund on 1.4.1934) to East Elloe registration district.	12 in 1931
	(j)	Gained parts of the parish of Parson Drove (which until 1.1.1936 formed parts of the parishes of Sutton St. Edmund and Tydd St. Mary) from Holbeach registration district.	156 in 1931
	(k)	Lost part of the parish of Tydd St. Giles (which became part of the parish of Tydd St. Mary on 1.4.1934) to East Elloe registration district.	14 in 1931
	(l)	Gained part of the parish of Tydd St. Giles (which until 1.1.1936 formed part of the parish of Tydd St. Mary) from Holbeach registration district.	6 in 1931
1.4.1938	(m)	Lost the parishes of Clenchwarton, Emneth, Marshland St. James, Terrington St. Clement, Terrington St. John, Tilney All Saints, Tilney St. Lawrence, Walpole St. Andrew, Walpole St. Peter, Walsoken, and West Walton, to Freebridge Lynn registration district.	12242 in 1931
	(n)	Lost the Norfolk parishes of Outwell and Upwell to Downham registration district.	2893 in 1931
	(o)	Lost part of the Norfolk parish of Outwell (which became part of the parish of Nordelph on 1.10.1930) to Downham registration district.	47 in 1921
	(p)	Lost parts of the Norfolk parish of Upwell (which became parts of the parishes of Denver and Welney on 1.4.1935) to Downham registration district.	23 in 1931
	(q)	Lost part of the Norfolk parish of Upwell (which became part of the parish of Nordelph on 1.10.1930) to Downham registration district.	509 in 1921
	(r)	Gained part of the parish of Elm (which until 1.4.1933 formed part of the parish of March) from March registration district.	3 in 1931
	(s)	Lost part of the parish of Wisbech St. Peter (which became part of the parish of March on 1.4.1933) to March registration district.	6 in 1931
1.7.1980 (abolished)	(t)	Lost the constituent parishes of Elm, Leverington, Newton, Outwell, Parson Drove, Tydd St. Giles, Upwell, Wisbech, and Wisbech St. Mary, to Fenland registration district.	30010 in 1971

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