Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844

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The Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. 61) was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which eliminated many outliers or exclaves of counties in England and Wales for civil purposes. The whole Act was repealed by the Local Government Act 1972.

The areas involved had already been reorganised for some purposes: The Reform Act 1832 had abolished the outliers for parliamentary constituencies, the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1839 allowed Justices of the Peace to act for exclaves surrounded by their county, and constabularies established under County Police Act 1839 had jurisdiction over detached parts of other counties.

The text of the act read:

“

From the twentieth day of October Eighteen Hundred and Forty Four every part of every county in England and Wales which is detached from the main body of the county shall be considered for all purposes as forming part of that county of which it is considered part for the purposes of the election of members to serve as Knights of the Shire

”

The Act went on to state that the parts transferred would be incorporated in an existing "hundred, wapentake, rape, lathe or other like divisions unless the Justices of the County declare it to be a new hundred or division."

The Act itself did not list the areas transferred, these had already been detailed in the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832 (2 & 3 Will. IV, c. 64).

[edit] Areas transferred

Contents 1 Areas transferred 1.1 Bedfordshire 1.2 Berkshire 1.3 Buckinghamshire 1.4 Cornwall 1.5 Denbighshire 1.6 Derbyshire 1.7 Devon 1.8 Dorset 1.9 County Durham 1.10 Gloucestershire 1.11 Hampshire 1.12 Herefordshire 1.13 Hertfordshire 1.14 Huntingdonshire 1.15 Monmouthshire 1.16 Montgomeryshire 1.17 Northamptonshire 1.18 Northumberland 1.19 Oxfordshire 1.20 Shropshire 1.21 Somerset 1.22 Staffordshire 1.23 Sussex 1.24 Warwickshire 1.25 Wiltshire 1.26 Worcestershire 1.27 Yorkshire, North Riding 2 Sources

The Act affected twenty-seven counties. The largest changes were to County Durham, which lost large areas to Northumberland, as well as a single parish to Yorkshire. By no means all detached areas were dealt with: seven counties still had exclaves. Many of these anomalies were dealt with in the 1890s following the passing of the Local Government Act 1894. Large detached blocks of Warwickshire and Worcestershire interspersed with Gloucestershire remained until 1931, while Flintshire retained a large exclave until its abolition in 1974.

[edit] Bedfordshire

Transferred to other counties:

• The part of the hamlet of Tetworth (in the parish of Everton) in Bedfordshire transferred to Huntingdonshire
• The part of the parish of Ickleford in Bedfordshire transferred to Hertfordshire

Transferred from other counties:

• The part of the parish of Meppershall in Hertfordshire
• The part of the parish of Studham in Hertfordshire
• The part of the parish of Farndish in Northamptonshire

[edit] Berkshire

Transferred to other counties:

• The part of the parish of Great Barrington in Berkshire transferred to Gloucestershire
• The tithing and chapelry of Little Faringdon (in the parish of Langford) transferred to Oxfordshire
• The part of the parish of Shilton in Berkshire transferred to Oxfordshire
• The tithing of Oxenwood (in the parish of Shalbourne) in Berkshire transferred to Wiltshire
• The part of the parish of Inglesham in Berkshire transferred to Wiltshire

Transferred from other counties:

• The part of the parochial chapelry of Hurst (in the parish of Sonning) in Wiltshire
• The part of the parish of Shinfield in Wiltshire
• The part of the parish of Wokingham in Wiltshire

[edit] Buckinghamshire

Transferred to other counties:

• The hamlet of Studeley (in the parish of Beckley) in Buckinghamshire transferred to Oxfordshire
• The parish of Caversfield transferred to Oxfordshire
• The chapelry of Ackhampstead (in the parish of Lewknor) transferred to Oxfordshire
• The part of the extra-parochial place of Luffield Abbey in Buckinghamshire transferred to Northamptonshire
• The part of the chapelry of Stratton Audley (in the parish of Bicester) in Buckinghamshire transferred to Oxfordshire

Transferred from other counties:

• The parish of Lillingstone Lovell in Oxfordshire
• The township of Boycott (in the parish of Stowe) in Oxfordshire
• The part of the hamlet of Coleshill (in the parish of Amersham) in Hertfordshire

[edit] Cornwall

Transferred to other counties:

• The part of the parish of Bridgerule in Cornwall transferred to Devon
• The part of the parish of North Petherwin in Cornwall transferred to Devon
• The part of the parish of Werrington in Cornwall transferred to Devon

Transferred from other counties:

• The part of the parish of St John in Devon
• The part of the parish of Maker in Devon
• The part of the parish of North Tamerton in Devon

[edit] Denbighshire

Transferred to other counties:

• The township of Carreghova (in the parish of Llanmynech) transferred to Montgomeryshire

[edit] Derbyshire

Transferred to other counties:

• Part of the township of Foston and Scropton (in the parish of Scropton) transferred to Staffordshire

Also:

• The part of the parish of Glossop on the Cheshire side of the River Goyt was declared to be in Derbyshire - its previous status was uncertain

[edit] Devon

Transferred to other counties:

• The part of the parish of Maker in Devon transferred to Cornwall
• The part of the parish of St John in Devon transferred to Cornwall
• The part of the parish of North Tamerton in Devon transferred to Cornwall
• The parish of Thorncombe transferred to Dorset

Transferred from other counties:

• The part of the parish of Axminster in Dorset
• The part of the parish of Bridgerule in Cornwall
• The parish of Stockland (including the hamlet of Dalwood) in Dorset
• The part of the parish of North Petherwin in Cornwall
• The part of the parish of Werrington in Cornwall

[edit] Dorset

Transferred to other counties:

• The part of the parish of Axminster in Dorset transferred to Devon
• The parish of Stockland (including the hamlet of Dalwood) transferred to Devon

Transferred from other counties:

• The parish of Holwell in Somerset
• The parish of Thorncombe in Devon

[edit] County Durham

Transferred to other counties:

• Islandshire (consisting of the chapelry of Ancroft, part of the parish of Belford, the township of Holy Island, the chapelry of Kyloe, the extra-parochial place of Monks House and the chapelry of Tweedmouth) transferred to Northumberland
• Bedlingtonshire (the parish of Bedlington) transferred to Northumberland
• Norhamshire (the parish of Norham) transferred to Northumberland
• The extra parochial Farne Islands transferred to Northumberland
• Craikshire (the parish of Crayke) transferred to the North Riding of Yorkshire

[edit] Gloucestershire

Transferred to other counties:

• The parish of Little Compton transferred to Warwickshire
• The township of Lea Lower (in the parish of Lea) in Gloucestershire transferred to Herefordshire
• The parish of Minety transferred to Wiltshire
• The parish of Shenington transferred to Oxfordshire
• The parish of Sutton-under-Brailes transferred to Warwickshire
• The parish of Widford transferred to Oxfordshire

Transferred from other counties:

• The hamlets of Alstone and Little Washbourne (both in the parish of Overbury) in Worcestershire
• The part of the parish of Great Barrington in Berkshire
• Great Lemhill Farm (in the parish of Broughton Poggs) in Oxfordshire (placed in the parish of Lechlade)
• The parish of Icomb (including the hamlet of Church Icomb) in Worcestershire
• The parish of Kingswood in Wiltshire
• The parish of Poulton in Wiltshire

[edit] Hampshire

Transferred to other counties:

• The tithings of North Ambersham and South Ambersham (both in the parish of Steep) transferred to Sussex
• The part of the parish of Rogate in Hampshire transferred to Sussex

[edit] Herefordshire

Transferred to other counties:

• Part of the township of Litton and Cascob (in the parishes of Cascob and Presteigne) transferred to Radnorshire
• The hamlet of Bwlch Trewyn (in the parish of Cwmyoy) transferred to Monmouthshire
• The chapelry of Farlow (in the parish of Stottesden) transferred to Shropshire
• The chapelry of Rochford (in the parish of Tenbury) transferred to Worcestershire

Transferred from other counties:

• The township of Lea Lower (in the parish of Lea) in Gloucestershire
• The parish of Welsh Bicknor in Monmouthshire

[edit] Hertfordshire

Transferred to other counties:

• The part of the hamlet of Coleshill (in the parish of Amersham) in Hertfordshire transferred to Buckinghamshire
• The part of the parish of Meppershall in Hertfordshire transferred to Bedfordshire
• The part of the parish of Studham in Hertfordshire transferred to Bedfordshire

Transferred from other counties:

• The part of the parish of Ickleford in Bedfordshire

[edit] Huntingdonshire

Transferred from other counties:

• The part of the hamlet of Tetworth (in the parish of Everton) in Bedfordshire. (Tetworth, which became a separate civil parish, remained in two distinct parts, one of which was an exclave of Huntingdonshire until 1965.)

[edit] Monmouthshire

Transferred to other counties:

• The parish of Welsh Bicknor transferred to Herefordshire

Transferred from other counties:

• The hamlet of Bwlch Trewyn (in the parish of Cwmyoy) in Herefordshire

[edit] Montgomeryshire

Transferred from other counties:

• The township of Carreghova (in the parish of Llanymynech) in Denbighshire

[edit] Northamptonshire

Transferred to other counties:

• The part of the parish of Farndish in Northamptonshire transferred to Bedfordshire

Transferred from other counties:

• The part of the extra-parochial place of Luffield Abbey in Buckinghamshire

[edit] Northumberland

Transferred from other counties:

• Islandshire (consisting of the chapelry of Ancroft, part of the parish of Belford, the township of Holy Island, the chapelry of Kyloe, the extra-parochial place of Monks House and the chapelry of Tweedmouth) transferred from County Durham
• Bedlingtonshire (the parish of Bedlington) transferred from County Durham
• Norhamshire (the parish of Norham) transferred from County Durham
• The extra parochial Farne Islands transferred from County Durham

[edit] Oxfordshire

Transferred to other counties:

• Great Lemhill Farm (in the parish of Broughton Poggs) transferred to Gloucestershire
• The parish of Lillingstone Lovell transferred to Buckinghamshire
• The township of Boycott (in the parish of Stowe) transferred to Buckinghamshire

Transferred from other counties:

• The hamlet of Studeley (in the parish of Beckley) in Buckinghamshire
• The parish of Caversfield in Buckinghamshire
• The tithing and chapelry of Little Faringdon (in the parish of Langford) in Berkshire
• The chapelry of Ackhampstead (in the parish of Lewknor) in Buckinghamshire
• The parish of Shenington in Gloucestershire
• The part of the parish of Shilton in Berkshire
• The part of the chapelry of Stratton Audley (in the parish of Bicester) in Buckinghamshire
• The parish of Widford in Gloucestershire

[edit] Shropshire

Transferred to other counties:

• The townships of Halesowen, Cakemore, Hasbury, Hawne, Hill, Illey, Lapal, Ridgacre, Hunnington, Oldbury and Romsley (all in the parish of Halesowen) transferred to Worcestershire

Transferred from other counties:

• The chapelry of Farlow (in the parish of Stottesdon) in Herefordshire

[edit] Somerset

Transferred to other counties:

• The parish of Holwell transferred to Dorset

[edit] Staffordshire

Transferred to other counties:

• The parish of Broome transferred to Worcestershire
• The parish of Clent transferred to Worcestershire

Transferred from other counties:

• Part of the township of Foston and Scropton (in the parish of Scropton) in Derbyshire

[edit] Sussex

Transferred from other counties:

• The tithings of North Ambersham and South Ambersham (both in the parish of Steep) in Hampshire
• The part of the parish of Rogate in Hampshire

[edit] Warwickshire

Transferred to other counties:

• The township of Tutnall and Cobley (in the parish of Tardebigge) transferred to Worcestershire

Transferred from other counties:

• The parish of Little Compton in Gloucestershire
• The parish of Sutton-under-Brailes in Gloucestershire

[edit] Wiltshire

Transferred to other counties:

• The part of the parochial chapelry of Hurst (in the parish of Sonning) in Wiltshire transferred to Berkshire
• The parish of Kingswood transferred to Gloucestershire
• The parish of Poulton transferred to Gloucestershire
• The part of the parish of Shinfield in Wiltshire transferred to Berkshire
• The part of the parish of Wokingham in Wiltshire transferred to Berkshire

Transferred from other counties:

• The part of the parish of Inglesham in Berkshire
• The parish of Minety in Gloucestershire

[edit] Worcestershire

Transferred to other counties:

• The parish of Icomb (including the hamlet of Church Icomb) transferred to Gloucestershire
• The hamlets of Alstone and Little Washbourne (both in the parish of Overbury) transferred to Gloucestershire

Transferred from other counties:

• The parish of Broom in Staffordshire
• The parish of Clent in Staffordshire
• The townships of Halesowen, Cakemore, Hasbury, Hawne, Hill, Illey, Lapal, Ridgacre, Hunnington, Oldbury and Romsley (all in the parish of Halesowen) in Shropshire
• The chapelry of Rochford (in the parish of Tenbury) in Gloucestershire

[edit] Yorkshire, North Riding

Transferred from other counties:

• The parish of Crayke in County Durham

[edit] Sources

• Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844, 7 & 8 Vict. c. 61, London

• Moule, Thomas (1836) Moule's English Counties in the 19^th Century, London : Simpkin & Marshall, republished (1990) as The County Maps of Old England by Thomas Moule, London : Studio Editions Ltd, ISBN 1-85170-403-5

• Youngs, Frederic A. (1979) Guide to the local administrative units of England, Vol. 1: Southern England, Royal Historical Society, Guides and handbooks no. 10., London : University College, ISBN 0-901050-67-9

• Youngs, Frederic A. (1991) Guide to the local administrative units of England, Vol. 2: Northern England, Royal Historical Society, Guides and handbooks no. 17., London : University College, ISBN 0-86193-127-0