Wrexham Registration District

WREXHAM REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Denbighshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Holt, Hope, Llangollen, Malpas, Ruabon, Wrexham., Wrexham & Bromfield
GRO volumes : XXVII (1837–51), 11b (1852–1946), 8A (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Wrexham and Cheshire West & Chester.

Table 1: List of Places in Wrexham Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Abenbury	Denbighshire	1935	1974	Created 1.4.1935 out of the parishes of Abenbury Fawr and Erlas.
Abenbury Fawr	Denbighshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parishes of Abenbury, Wrexham Regis, and Marchwiel.
Abenbury Fechan	Denbighshire	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 and incorporated into the parish ofAbenbury Fawr.
Acton	Denbighshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parishes of Wrexham Regis, Gresford, Bieston, and Gwersyllt.
Agden	Cheshire	1837	1853	See Table 2, note (a).
Allington	Denbighshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (d).
Bangor	Flintshire	1837	1897	See Table 2, note (h).
Bersham	Denbighshire	1837	1974
Bieston	Denbighshire	1837	1974
Borras Hovah	Denbighshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Bieston.
Borras Riffre	Denbighshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Bieston.
Bradley	Cheshire	1837	1853	See Table 2, note (a).
Broughton	Denbighshire	1837	1974
Brymbo	Denbighshire	1837	1974
Burton	Denbighshire	1837	1974
Cacca Dutton	Denbighshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Isycoed.
Cefn	Denbighshire	1895	1974	Created 3.8.1895 out of the parish of Ruabon.
Chidlow	Cheshire	1837	1853	See Table 2, note (a).
Chirk	Denbighshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
Chorlton	Cheshire	1837	1853	See Table 2, note (a).
Church Shocklach	Cheshire	1837	1895	See Table 2, note (f).
Cuddington	Cheshire	1837	1853	See Table 2, note (a).
Dutton Diffieth	Denbighshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Isycoed.
Dutton y Bran	Denbighshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Isycoed.
Erbistock	Denbighshire and Flintshire	1837	1897	On 30.9.1897 the Flintshire part of the parish of Erbistock became part of the parish of Overton, so that thereafter Erbistock was wholly in Denbigshire. See also Table 2, note (i).
Erbistock	Denbighshire	1897	1974
Erlas	Denbighshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parishes of Abenbury and Wrexham Regis.
Erthig	Denbighshire	1837	1974
Esclusham Above	Denbighshire	1837	1974
Esclusham Below	Denbighshire	1837	1974
Eyton	Denbighshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Erbistock.
Glyn Traian	Denbighshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Gourton	Denbighshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Bieston.
Gresford	Denbighshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Gwersyllt	Denbighshire	1837	1974
Holt	Denbighshire	1837	1974
Hope	Flintshire	1837	1871	See Table 2, note (b).
Isycoed	Denbighshire	1935	1974	Created 1.4.1935 out of the parishes of Sutton, Dutton Diffeth, Cacca Dutton, Ridley, and Dutton y Bran.
Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog	Denbighshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Llanarmon Mynydd Mawr	Denbighshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Llangadwaladr	Denbighshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Llangedwyn	Denbighshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Llangollen Rural	Denbighshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Llangollen Urban	Denbighshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Llanrhaiadr ym Mochnant	Denbighshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog	Denbighshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Llansilin	Denbighshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
Llantysilio	Denbighshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Llay	Denbighshire	1837	1974
Malpas	Cheshire	1837	1853	See Table 2, note (a).
Marchwiel	Denbighshire	1837	1974
Marford & Hoseley	Flintshire	1837	1871	See Table 2, note (b).
Minera	Denbighshire	1837	1974
Newton by Malpas	Cheshire	1837	1853	See Table 2, note (a).
Oldcastle	Cheshire	1837	1853	See Table 2, note (a).
Overton	Cheshire	1837	1853	See Table 2, note (a).
Pen y Cae	Denbighshire	1895	1974	Created 3.8.1895 out of the parish of Ruabon.
Pickhill	Denbighshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Sesswick.
Rhosllannerchrugog	Denbighshire	1895	1974	Created 3.8.1895 out of the parish of Ruabon.
Ridley	Denbighshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Isycoed.
Royton	Denbighshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Sesswick.
Ruabon	Denbighshire	1837	1974
Sesswick	Denbighshire	1837	1974
Shocklach Oviatt	Cheshire	1837	1895	See Table 2, note (f).
Stansty	Denbighshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parishes of Wrexham Regis and Gwersyllt.
Stockton	Cheshire	1837	1853	See Table 2, note (a).
Sutton	Denbighshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Isycoed.
Threapwood	Cheshire and Flintshire	1837	1896	On 30.9.1896 the Flintshire part of the parish of Threapwood became part of Cheshire, so that thereafter Threapwood was wholly in Cheshire. See also Table 2, note (g).
Threapwood	Cheshire	1896	1896
Tryddyn	Flintshire	1837	1871	See Table 2, note (b).
Wigland	Cheshire	1837	1853	See Table 2, note (a).
Worthenbury	Flintshire	1837	1897	See Table 2, note (h).
Wrexham Abbott	Denbighshire	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 and incorporated into the parish of Wrexham Regis.
Wrexham Regis	Denbighshire	1837	1974
Wychough	Cheshire	1837	1853	See Table 2, note (a).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Wrexham Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
4.4.1853	(a)	Lost the townships of Agden, Bradley, Chidlow, Chorlton, Cuddington, Malpas, Newton by Malpas, Oldcastle, Overton, Stockton, Wigland, and Wychough, to Whitchurch registration district.	2198 in 1851
1.8.1871	(b)	Lost the parishes of Hope, Marford & Hoseley, and Tryddyn, to Chester registration district.	5772 in 1871
25.3.1885	(c)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Allington, including Pant (which became part of the parish of Marford & Hoseley on 25.3.1885) to Chester registration district.	4 in 1891
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Allington (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Marford & Hoseley, including the Alyn Hotel, Post Office, part of Gun Street, etc.) from Chester registration district.	81 in 1891
	(e)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Gresford, comprising The Elms Hall and Lodge (which became part of the parish of Marford & Hoseley on 25.3.1885) to Chester registration district.	81 in 1891
1.11.1895	(f)	Lost the parishes of Church Shocklach and Shocklach Oviatt to Chester registration district.	316 in 1891
1.11.1896	(g)	Lost the parish of Threapwood to Whitchurch registration district.	306 in 1891
1.9.1897	(h)	Lost the parishes of Bangor and Worthenbury to Ellesmere registration district.	973 in 1891
1.10.1897	(i)	Lost part of the parish of Erbistock (which became part of the parish of Overton on 30.9.1897) to Ellesmere registration district.	0 in 1891
1.10.1935	(j)	Gained the parishes of Glyn Traian, Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Llangollen Rural, Llangollen Urban, Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog, and Llantysillio, from Corwen registration district.	8142 in 1931
	(k)	Gained the parishes of Llanarmon Mynydd Mawr, Llangadwaladr, Llangedwyn, and Llanrhaiadr ym Mochnant, from Llanfyllin registration district.	1415 in 1931
	(l)	Gained the parishes of Chirk and Llansilin from Oswestry registration district.	4036 in 1931

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