Halstead Registration District

HALSTEAD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Essex.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.11.1972 (incorporated into Braintree registration district).
Sub-districts : Halstead, Hedingham.
GRO volumes : XII (1837–51), 4a (1852–1946), 4A (1946–72).
Registers now held by : Essex (Braintree).

Table 1: List of Places in Halstead Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Alphamstone	Essex	1938	1972	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l).
Ashen	Essex	1939	1972	See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).
Belchamp Otten	Essex	1938	1972	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l).
Belchamp St. Paul	Essex	1938	1972	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l).
Belchamp Walter	Essex	1938	1972	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l).
Birdbrook	Essex	1939	1972	See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).
Borley	Essex	1938	1972	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l).
Bulmer	Essex	1938	1972	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l).
Bures	Essex	1938	1972	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l).
Castle Hedingham	Essex	1837	1972	See Table 2, note (l).
Colne Engaine	Essex	1837	1972	See Table 2, note (l).
Earls Colne	Essex	1837	1972	See Table 2, note (l).
Foxearth	Essex	1938	1972	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l).
Gestingthorpe	Essex	1938	1972	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l).
Gosfield	Essex	1837	1972	See Table 2, notes (i), (j) and (l).
Great Henny	Essex	1938	1972	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l).
Great Maplestead	Essex	1837	1972	See Table 2, note (l).
Great Yeldham	Essex	1837	1972	See Table 2, note (l).
Halstead	Essex	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and divided between the separate parishes of Halstead Urban and Halstead Rural.
Halstead Rural	Essex	1894	1972	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Halstead. See also Table 2, note (l).
Halstead Urban	Essex	1894	1972	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Halstead in Halstead Urban District. See also Table 2, note (l).
Helion Bumpstead	Essex	1939	1972	See Table 2, notes (h), (k) and (l).
Lamarsh	Essex	1938	1972	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l).
Liston	Essex	1938	1972	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l).
Little Henny	Essex	1938	1972	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l).
Little Maplestead	Essex	1837	1972	See Table 2, note (l).
Little Yeldham	Essex	1837	1972	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
Middleton	Essex	1938	1972	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l).
North Wood	Essex	1938	1946	Abolished 1.4.1946 and incorporated into the parishes of Little Yeldham and Tilbury juxta Clare. See also Table 2, note (g).
Ovington	Essex	1939	1972	See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).
Pebmarsh	Essex	1837	1972	See Table 2, note (l).
Pentlow	Essex	1938	1972	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l).
Ridgewell	Essex	1837	1972	See Table 2, notes (b) and (l).
Sible Hedingham	Essex	1837	1972	See Table 2, note (l).
Stambourne	Essex	1837	1972	See Table 2, note (l).
Steeple Bumpstead	Essex	1939	1972	See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).
Sturmer	Essex	1939	1972	See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).
Tilbury juxta Clare	Essex	1837	1972	See Table 2, notes (c), (d), (f) and (l).
Toppesfield	Essex	1837	1972	See Table 2, note (l).
Twinstead	Essex	1938	1972	See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).
White Colne	Essex	1837	1972	See Table 2, notes (a) and (l).
Wickham St. Paul	Essex	1938	1972	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Halstead Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1883	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of White Colne (which became part of the parish of Wakes Colne on 24.3.1883) to Lexden registration district.	0 in 1891
24.3.1888	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Ridgewell (which became part of the parish of Ashen on 24.3.1888) to Risbridge registration district.	0 in 1891
	(c)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Tilbury juxta Clare (which became part of the parish of Ashen on 24.3.1888) to Risbridge registration district.	0 in 1891
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Tilbury juxta Clare (which until 24.3.1888 formed a detached part of the parish of Ashen) from Risbridge registration district.	0 in 1891
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Little Yeldham (which until 24.3.1888 formed a detached part of the parish of Belchamp St. Paul) from Sudbury registration district.	0 in 1891
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Tilbury juxta Clare (which until 24.3.1888 formed a detached part of the parish of Belchamp St. Paul) from Sudbury registration district.	0 in 1891
1.7.1938	(g)	Gained the parishes of Alphamstone, Belchamp Otton, Belchamp St. Paul, Belchamp Walter, Borley, Bulmer, Bures, Foxearth, Gestingthorpe, Great Henny, Lamarsh, Liston, Little Henny, Middleton, North Wood, Pentlow, Twinstead, and Wickham St. Paul, from Sudbury registration district.	3982 in 1931
1.7.1939	(h)	Gained the parishes of Ashen, Birdbrook, Helion Bumpstead, Ovington, Steeple Bumpstead, and Sturmer, from Braintree registration district.	2306 in 1931
	(i)	Lost part of the parish of Gosfield (which became part of the parish of Braintree & Bocking on 1.4.1934) to Braintree registration district.	14 in 1931
	(j)	Gained part of the parish of Gosfield (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Bocking) from Braintree registration district.	9 in 1931
1.4.1965	(k)	Gained part of the parish of Helion Bumpstead (which until 1.4.1965 formed part of the parish of Castle Camps) from Cambridgeshire registration district.
1.11.1972	(l)	Lost the constituent parishes of Alphamstone, Ashen, Belchamp Otten, Belchamp St. Paul, Belchamp Walter, Birdbrook, Borley, Bulmer, Bures, Castle Hedingham, Colne Engaine, Earls Colne, Foxearth, Gestingthorpe, Gosfield, Great Henny, Great Maplestead, Great Yeldham, Halstead Rural, Halstead Urban, Helion Bumpstead, Lamarsh, Liston, Little Henny, Little Maplestead, Little Yeldham, Middleton, Ovington, Pebmarsh, Pentlow, Ridgewell, Sible Hedingham, Stambourne, Steeple Bumpstead, Sturmer, Tilbury juxta Clare, Toppesfield, Twinstead, White Colne, and Wickham St. Paul, to Braintree registration district.

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