Highworth Registration District

HIGHWORTH REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Wiltshire.
Created : 1.7.1837 (sometimes "Highworth & Swindon" or "Swindon & Highworth" in early listings).
Abolished : 1.5.1899 (renamed Swindon registration district).
Sub-districts : Highworth, Swindon.
GRO volumes : VIII (1837–51), 5a (1852–99).
Registers now held by : Wiltshire.

Table 1: List of Places in Highworth Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Bishopstone	Wiltshire	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (b).
Blunsdon St. Andrew	Wiltshire	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (b).
Castle Eaton	Wiltshire	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (b).
Chiseldon	Wiltshire	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (b).
Draycot Foliat	Wiltshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and incorporated into the parish of Chisledon.
Hannington	Wiltshire	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (b).
Highworth	Wiltshire	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (b).
Inglesham	Wiltshire and Berkshire	1837	1844	On 20.12.1881 the Berkshire part of the parish of Inglesham became part of Wiltshire, so that thereafter Inglesham was wholly in Wiltshire. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (b)
Inglesham	Wiltshire	1844	1899
Liddington	Wiltshire	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (b).
Little Hinton	Wiltshire	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (b).
Rodbourne Cheney	Wiltshire	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (b).
South Marston	Wiltshire	1894	1899	Created 1894 out of the parish of Highworth. See also Table 2, note (b).
Stanton Fitzwarren	Wiltshire	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (b).
Stratton St. Margaret	Wiltshire	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (b).
Swindon	Wiltshire	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (b).
Wanborough	Wiltshire	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (b).
Wroughton	Wiltshire	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (b).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Highworth Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
20.12.1881	(a)	Gained part of the parish of Inglesham (which until 20.12.1881 had formed the Wiltshire part of the parish of Coleshill including Lynt Farm) from Faringdon registration district.	4 in 1881
1.5.1899 (abolished)	(b)	Lost the constituent parishes of Bishopstone, Blunsdon St. Andrew, Castle Eaton, Chiseldon, Hannington, Highworth, Inglesham, Liddington, Little Hinton, Rodbourne Cheney, South Marston, Stanton Fitzwarren, Stratton St. Margaret, Swindon, Wanborough, and Wroughton, to Swindon registration district.	47310 in 1891

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