Holywell Registration District

HOLYWELL REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Flintshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Flint, Holywell, Mold, Whitford.
GRO volumes : XXVII (1837–51), 11b (1852–1946), 8A (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Flintshire.

Table 1: List of Places in Holywell Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Brynford	Flintshire	1897	1974	Created 1.4.1897 out of the parish of Holywell Rural.
Buckley (Mold)	Flintshire	1897	1901	Created 1.10.1897 out of the parish of Mold Rural. See also Table 2, note (a).
Caerwys	Flintshire	1837	1974
Cilcain	Flintshire	1837	1974
Coleshill Fawr	Flintshire	1894	1934	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Holywell in Flint Municipal Borough. Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Flint.
Connahs Quay	Flintshire	1896	1953	Created 1.10.1896 from the part of the parish of Northop in Connahs Quay Urban District. See also Table 2, note (d).
Flint	Flintshire	1837	1974
Gwaenysgor	Flintshire	1837	1974
Halkyn	Flintshire	1837	1974
Holywell	Flintshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and divided into the separate parishes of Holywell Rural, Holywell Urban, and Coleshill Fawr.
Holywell Rural	Flintshire	1894	1934	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Holywell. Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parishes of Flint and Holywell Urban.
Holywell Urban	Flintshire	1894	1934	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Holywell in Holywell Urban District.
Llanasa	Flintshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Mold	Flintshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and divided into the separate parishes of Mold Rural and Mold Urban.
Mold Rural	Flintshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Mold. See also Table 2, note (b).
Mold Urban	Flintshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Mold.
Nannerch	Flintshire	1837	1974
Nerquis	Flintshire	1837	1974
Newmarket	Flintshire	1837	1974
Northop	Flintshire	1837	1974
Whitford	Flintshire	1837	1974
Ysceifiog	Flintshire	1837	1974

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Holywell Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.7.1901	(a)	Lost the parish of Buckley (Mold) to Chester registration district.	3326 in 1901
1.10.1935	(b)	Lost part of the parish of Mold Rural (which became part of the parish of Buckley (Mold) on 1.4.1934) to Hawarden registration district.	154 in 1931
1.10.1935	(c)	Lost part of the parish of Llanasa (which became part of the parish of Prestatyn on 1.4.1934) to St Asaph registration district.	21 in 1931
1.4.1967	(d)	Lost the parish of Connahs Quay to Hawarden registration district.	8375 in 1961

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