Maidstone Registration District

MAIDSTONE REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Kent.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Cranbrook, Hollingbourne, East Maidstone, Loose, Maidstone, Malling, Marden, West Maidstone, Yalding.
GRO volumes : V (1837–51), 2a (1852–1946), 5B (1946–65), 5F (1965–74).
Registers now held by : Kent.

Table 1: List of Places in Maidstone Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Addington	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Aylesford	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Barming	Kent	1934	1974	Created 1.4.1934 out of the parishes of East Barming and West Barming.
Bearsted	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (f).
Benenden	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Bicknor	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Birling	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Borough Green	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Boughton Malherbe	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Boughton Monchelsea	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (b), (c) and (i).
Boxley	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).
Bredhurst	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Broomfield	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Burham	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Chart Sutton	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Coxheath	Kent	1964	1974	Created 1.4.1964 out of the parishes of East Farleigh, Linton, Hunton, and Loose.
Cranbrook	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Detling	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Ditton	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
East Barming	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Barning.
East Farleigh	Kent	1837	1974
East Malling	Kent	1941	1962	Abolished 19.4.1962 and renamed East Malling & Larkfield. See also Table 2, note (k).
East Malling & Larkfield	Kent	1962	1974	Created 19.4.1962 by renaming the parish of East Malling.
East Peckham	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
East Sutton	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Frinsted	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Frittenden	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Goudhurst	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Harrietsham	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Hawkhurst	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Headcorn	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Hollingbourne	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Hucking	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Hunton	Kent	1837	1974
Ightham	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Langley	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Leeds	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Lenham	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Leybourne	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Linton	Kent	1837	1974
Loose	Kent	1837	1974
Maidstone	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (j), (m) and (n).
Marden	Kent	1837	1974
Mereworth	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Nettlestead	Kent	1837	1974
Offham	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Otham	Kent	1837	1974
Otterden	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Platt	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Plaxtol	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Ryarsh	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Sandhurst	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Shipbourne	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Snodland	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Stansted	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Staplehurst	Kent	1837	1974
Stockbury	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Sutton Valence	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Teston	Kent	1837	1974
Thornham	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Trottiscliffe	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, notes (k) and (p).
Ulcombe	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Wateringbury	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
West Barming	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Barning.
West Farleigh	Kent	1837	1974
West Malling	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
West Peckham	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Wichling	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Wormshill	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Wouldham	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Wrotham	Kent	1941	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Yalding	Kent	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (o).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Maidstone Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1888	(a)	Gained part of the parish of Bearsted (which until 24.3.1888 formed a detached part of the parish of Thornham) from Hollingbourne registration district.	0 in 1891
	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Boughton Monchelsea, including Lockham (which became part of the parish of Langley on 24.3.1888) to Hollingbourne registration district.	15 in 1891
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Boughton Monchelsea (which until 24.3.1888 formed a detached part of the parish of Langley) from Hollingbourne registration district.	16 in 1891
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Yalding (which until 24.3.1888 formed a detached part of the parish of Mereworth, including Old Hay Farm) from Malling registration district.	3 in 1891
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Yalding (which until 24.3.1888 formed a detached part of the parish of Wateringbury, including Lillie Hoo) from Malling registration district.	23 in 1891
24.3.1889	(f)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Bearsted, including Chrismell Farm and Milgate House and Cottages (which became part of the parish of Thornham on 24.3.1889) to Hollingbourne registration district.	20 in 1891
1.4.1941	(g)	Gained the parishes of Benenden, Cranbrook, Frittenden, Goudhurst, Hawkhurst, and Sandhurst, from Cranbrook registration district.	12927 in 1931
	(h)	Gained the parishes of Bicknor, Boughton Malherbe, Boxley, Bredhurst, Broomfield, Chart Sutton, Detling, East Sutton, Frinsted, Harrietsham, Headcorn, Hollingbourne, Hucking, Langley, Leeds, Lenham, Otterden, Stockbury, Sutton Valence, Thornham, Ulcombe, Wichling, and Wormshill, from Hollingbourne registration district.	13710 in 1931
	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Boughton Monchelsea (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Langley) from Hollingbourne registration district.	30 in 1931
	(j)	Gained part of the parish of Maidstone (which until 1.4.1932 formed part of the parish of Boxley) from Hollingbourne registration district.	458 in 1931
	(k)	Gained the parishes of Addington, Aylesford, Birling, Borough Green, Burham, Ditton, East Malling, East Peckham, Ightham, Leybourne, Mereworth, Offham, Platt, Plaxtol, Ryarsh, Shipbourne, Snodland, Stansted, Trottiscliffe, Wateringbury, West Malling, West Peckham, Wouldham, and Wrotham, from Malling registration district.	29709 in 1931
	(l)	Gained part of the parish of Boxley (which until 1.4.1932 formed part of the parish of Allington) from Malling registration district.	0 in 1931
	(m)	Gained part of the parish of Maidstone (which until 1.4.1932 formed part of the parish of Allington) from Malling registration district.	114 in 1931
	(n)	Gained part of the parish of Maidstone (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Aylesford) from Malling registration district.	8 in 1931
	(o)	Gained part of the parish of Yalding (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of East Peckham) from Malling registration district.	3 in 1931
1.4.1968	(p)	Lost part of the parish of Trottiscliffe (which became part of the parish of Meopham on 1.4.1968) to Chatham registration district.

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