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Practice guide 1: first registrations
Practice guide 1: first registrations
8. When land became subject to compulsory registration
8. When land became subject to compulsory registration
8.1 English authorities outside London
Compulsory land registration was extended piecemeal across the country in a series of Registration of Title Orders.
The list is complex because of several local government reorganisations that have taken place since. This means that many current local government areas have had compulsory registration brought in at different times and, therefore, you may need to refer to former local government areas.
The abbreviations used for former authorities are:
- CB: county borough
- MB: municipal borough
- UD: urban district
- RD: rural district.
| Administrative area | District | Date of compulsory registration |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | All | 1 September 1974 |
| Bath and North East Somerset | Bath | 1 May 1974 |
| Wansdyke | 1 April 1985 | |
| Bedford | Former borough of Bedford (Part formerly Bedford MB and Kempston UD) | 1 October 1969 |
| Former borough of Bedford (Part formerly Bedford RD) | 1 September 1974 | |
| Birmingham | Part formerly Sutton Coldfield MB | 1 February 1965 |
| Remainder | 2 May 1966 | |
| Blackburn with Darwen | Former Blackburn CB | 1 June 1962 |
| Remainder | 1 May 1974 | |
| Blackpool | All | 1 March 1977 |
| Bolton | Part formerly Bolton CB, Farnworth MB, Kearsley UD, Little Lever UD | 1 December 1965 |
| Remainder | 1 January 1974 | |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | Former unitary authority of Bournemouth | 1 March 1977 |
| Christchurch | 1 March 1977 | |
| Poole | 1 June 1975 | |
| Bracknell Forest | All | 1 April 1963 |
| Bradford | All | 1 September 1974 |
| Brighton and Hove (City of) | All | 1 October 1965 |
| Bristol (City of) | All | 1 December 1967 |
| Buckinghamshire | South Bucks | 1 December 1975 |
| Remainder | 1 November 1986 | |
| Bury | Part formerly Bury CB, Prestwich MB, Radcliffe MB, Whitefield UD | 1 December 1965 |
| Remainder | 1 January 1974 | |
| Calderdale | All | 1 June 1975 |
| Cambridgeshire | Cambridge | 1 May 1974 |
| Huntingdonshire (part formerly Peterborough) | 1 March 1977 | |
| Huntingdonshire (remainder); South Cambridgeshire | 1 November 1986 | |
| Remainder | 1 December 1988 | |
| Central Bedfordshire | Former Mid Bedfordshire | 1 November 1985 |
| Former South Bedfordshire (part formerly Dunstable UD) | 1 October 1969 | |
| Former South Bedfordshire (part formerly Leighton-Linsdale UD and Luton RD) | 1 September 1974 | |
| Cheshire East | Former borough of Crewe and Nantwich (part formerly Crewe MB) | 1 July 1967 |
| Former borough of Crewe and Nantwich (remainder) | 1 May 1974 | |
| Former boroughs of Congleton and Macclesfield | 1 February 1978 | |
| Cheshire West and Chester | Former city of Chester (part formerly Chester CB) | 1 March 1966 |
| Former city of Chester (remainder) | 1 May 1974 | |
| Former boroughs of Ellesmere Port and Neston and Vale Royal | 1 October 1977 | |
| Cornwall | Former district of Caradon; former borough of Restormel | 1 April 1985 |
| Remainder | 1 December 1988 | |
| County Durham | Former city of Durham (part formerly Durham and Framwelgate MB) | 1 March 1967 |
| Former district of Easington (part formerly Seaham UD) | 1 February 1968 | |
| Former city of Durham (remainder); former district of Easington (remainder) | 1 May 1974 | |
| Former district of Chester-le-Street; former borough of Sedgefield | 1 December 1975 | |
| Remainder | 1 December 1987 | |
| Coventry | Part formerly Coventry CB | 1 December 1964 |
| Remainder | 1 March 1974 | |
| Cumbria | Barrow-in-Furness | 1 March 1977 |
| Allerdale; Carlisle | 1 November 1986 | |
| Remainder | 1 December 1987 | |
| Darlington | Part formerly Darlington CB | 1 February 1968 |
| Remainder | 1 May 1974 | |
| Derby (City of) | All | 1 April 1968 |
| Derbyshire | Erewash (part formerly Long Eaton UD) | 1 December 1969 |
| Erewash (remainder) | 1 September 1974 | |
| Bolsover; Chesterfield | 1 March 1977 | |
| Amber Valley; North East Derbyshire | 1 April 1985 | |
| Remainder | 1 December 1987 | |
| Devon | Exeter | 1 May 1974 |
| East Devon; South Hams; Teignbridge | 1 February 1978 | |
| Mid Devon; North Devon | 1 April 1986 | |
| Remainder | 1 December 1988 | |
| Doncaster | All | 1 September 1974 |
| Dorset | East Dorset; Weymouth and Portland | 1 October 1977 |
| Remainder | 1 April 1990 | |
| Dudley | Part formerly Dudley CB | 1 April 1967 |
| Remainder | 1 March 1974 | |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | Part formerly East Yorkshire (North Wolds) | 1 September 1974 |
| Remainder | 1 November 1985 | |
| East Sussex | Eastbourne | 1 January 1926 |
| Hastings | 1 January 1929 | |
| Lewes (part formerly Lewes MB); Rother (part formerly Bexhill MB) | 1 October 1966 | |
| Lewes (remainder); Rother (remainder) | 1 June 1975 | |
| Remainder | 1 February 1978 | |
| Essex | Basildon; Epping Forest; Harlow | 1 March 1977 |
| Chelmsford | 1 November 1985 | |
| Braintree; Colchester (part formerly Colchester Dist); Tendring (part formerly Colchester Dist); Uttlesford | 1 November 1986 | |
| Remainder | 1 December 1990 | |
| Gateshead | All | 1 January 1974 |
| Gloucestershire | Gloucester | 1 April 1967 |
| Cheltenham | 1 November 1985 | |
| Remainder | 1 November 1986 | |
| Halton | All | 1 October 1977 |
| Hampshire | Eastleigh; Fareham; Gosport | 1 October 1977 |
| Havant; New Forest | 1 February 1978 | |
| Basingstoke and Deane | 1 April 1986 | |
| East Hampshire; Hart; Rushmoor; Test Valley; Winchester | 1 March 1988 | |
| Hartlepool | Part formerly Hartlepool CB | 1 February 1968 |
| Remainder | 1 May 1974 | |
| Herefordshire (County of) | Part formerly Hereford district | 1 March 1977 |
| Remainder | 1 December 1990 | |
| Hertfordshire | Hertsmere (part formerly Potters Bar UD) | 1 January 1937 |
| Hertsmere (part formerly Bushey UD); Three Rivers (part formerly Rickmansworth UD); Watford | 1 April 1968 | |
| Hertsmere (remainder); Stevenage; Three Rivers (remainder) | 1 May 1974 | |
| Broxbourne; Welwyn Hatfield | 1 March 1977 | |
| St Albans | 1 October 1977 | |
| East Hertfordshire | 1 February 1978 | |
| Remainder | 1 November 1985 | |
| Isle of Wight | All | 1 April 1986 |
| Isles of Scilly | All | 1 December 1988 |
| Kent | Dartford (part formerly Swanscombe UD); Gravesham | 1 March 1957 |
| Ashford; Canterbury (part formerly Canterbury CB, Bridge-Ban RD); Thanet | 1 January 1958 | |
| Canterbury (remainder); Maidstone; Shepway; Swale; Tonbridge and Malling (part formerly Malling RD); Tunbridge Wells (part formerly Cranbrook RD) | 1 October 1958 | |
| Remainder | 1 January 1961 | |
| Kingston upon Hull (City of) | All | 1 December 1975 |
| Kirklees | Part formerly Huddersfield CB | 2 April 1962 |
| Remainder | 1 March 1974 | |
| Knowsley | All | 1 June 1975 |
| Lancashire | Burnley (part formerly Burnley CB); Preston (part formerly Preston CB) | 1 October 1965 |
| Preston (remainder) | 1 May 1974 | |
| Burnley (remainder); Ribble Valley (part being parish of Simonstone) | 1 September 1974 | |
| Fylde | 1 March 1977 | |
| Rossendale | 1 October 1977 | |
| Hyndburn; Pendle | 1 April 1985 | |
| Chorley; South Ribble; West Lancashire | 1 April 1986 | |
| Remainder | 1 March 1988 | |
| Leeds | Part formerly Leeds CB | 1 October 1970 |
| Remainder | 1 March 1974 | |
| Leicester | All | 1 October 1957 |
| Leicestershire | Blaby; Oadby and Wigston | 1 March 1977 |
| Charnwood; North West Leicestershire | 1 October 1977 | |
| Remainder | 1 November 1985 | |
| Lincolnshire | Lincoln | 1 December 1975 |
| East Lindsey; West Lindsey | 1 February 1989 | |
| Remainder | 1 December 1989 | |
| Liverpool | All | 1 December 1969 |
| Luton | All | 1 October 1969 |
| Manchester | Part formerly Manchester CB | 2 October 1961 |
| Remainder | 1 January 1974 | |
| Medway | All | 1 March 1957 |
| Middlesbrough | Part formerly Teesside CB | 1 September 1970 |
| Remainder | 1 January 1974 | |
| Milton Keynes | All | 1 November 1986 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | Part formerly Newcastle upon Tyne CB | 1 December 1969 |
| Remainder | 1 January 1974 | |
| Norfolk | Norwich (part formerly Norwich CB) | 1 April 1968 |
| Norwich (remainder) | 1 January 1974 | |
| Great Yarmouth | 1 November 1985 | |
| Remainder | 1 December 1989 | |
| North East Lincolnshire | Part formerly Great Grimsby District | 1 December 1975 |
| Remainder | 1 March 1977 | |
| North Lincolnshire | Part formerly Scunthorpe District | 1 December 1975 |
| Remainder | 1 November 1985 | |
| North Northamptonshire | Former district of Kettering | 1 February 1978 |
| Former district of Corby and Wellingborough | 1 November 1985 | |
| Remainder | 1 November 1986 | |
| North Somerset | All | 1 April 1985 |
| North Tyneside | All | 1 May 1974 |
| North Yorkshire | Craven (part formerly Kildwick District) | 1 September 1974 |
| Craven (remainder) | 1 November 1985 | |
| Harrogate (part), Selby (part) | 1 November 1986 | |
| Remainder | 1 December 1988 | |
| Northumberland | Former borough of Blyth Valley | 1 June 1975 |
| Former district of Wansbeck | 1 October 1977 | |
| Former borough of Castle Morpeth | 1 November 1986 | |
| Remainder | 1 December 1989 | |
| Nottingham (City of) | Part formerly Nottingham CB | 1 December 1969 |
| Remainder | 1 January 1974 | |
| Nottinghamshire | Broxtowe (part formerly Beeston and Stapleford UD); Gedling (part formerly Carlton UD); Rushcliffe (part formerly West Bridgford UD) | 1 December 1969 |
| Broxtowe (remainder); Gedling (remainder); Rushcliffe (remainder) | 1 September 1974 | |
| Ashfield; Mansfield | 1 December 1975 | |
| Remainder | 1 April 1986 | |
| Oldham | Part formerly Oldham CB | 15 October 1956 |
| Part formerly Chadderton UD, Royton UD, Failsworth UD | 1 December 1965 | |
| Oldham (part formerly Failsworth UD) | 1 September 1967 | |
| Remainder | 1 January 1974 | |
| Oxfordshire | Oxford | 1 March 1954 |
| South Oxfordshire (Wallingford MB and RD); Vale of White Horse | 1 April 1963 | |
| South Oxfordshire (remainder) | 1 September 1974 | |
| Remainder | 1 November 1986 | |
| Peterborough (City of) | Part formerly Peterborough District | 1 January 1977 |
| Remainder | 1 November 1986 | |
| Plymouth (City of) | Part formerly Plymouth CB | 1 October 1969 |
| Remainder | 1 January 1977 | |
| Portsmouth | All | 1 December 1975 |
| Reading | All | 1 October 1962 |
| Redcar and Cleveland | Part formerly Teesside CB | 1 September 1970 |
| Remainder | 1 May 1974 | |
| Rochdale | Part formerly Rochdale CB | 1 January 1963 |
| Part formerly Middleton MB | 1 December 1965 | |
| Remainder | 1 January 1974 | |
| Rotherham | All | 1 November 1974 |
| Rutland | All | 1 November 1985 |
| St Helens | Part formerly St Helens CB | 1 July 1967 |
| Remainder | 1 March 1974 | |
| Salford | Part formerly Salford CB | 2 October 1961 |
| Part formerly Eccles MB | 1 September 1967 | |
| Remainder | 1 January 1974 | |
| Sandwell | All | 1 April 1967 |
| Sefton | All | 1 June 1975 |
| Sheffield | Part formerly Sheffield CB | 1 October 1970 |
| Remainder | 1 March 1974 | |
| Shropshire | Former district of Bridgnorth | 1 April 1986 |
| Remainder | 1 January 1990 | |
| Slough | All | 1 June 1975 |
| Solihull | Part formerly Solihull CB | 1 April 1968 |
| Remainder | 1 March 1974 | |
| Somerset | Somerset West and Taunton (part formerly district of Taunton Deane) | 1 April 1985 |
| Somerset West and Taunton (part formerly district of West Somerset) | 1 April 1986 | |
| Remainder | 1 December 1989 | |
| South Gloucestershire | Former Kingswood District (part formerly in Kingswood UD; Mangotsfield UD) | 1 December 1967 |
| Former Kingswood District (remainder) | 1 September 1974 | |
| Former Northavon District | 1 April 1985 | |
| South Tyneside | Part formerly Boldon UD | 1 February 1968 |
| Remainder | 1 January 1974 | |
| Southampton | All | 1 December 1975 |
| Southend-on-Sea | All | 1 April 1968 |
| Staffordshire | Newcastle under Lyme | 1 March 1977 |
| Lichfield; Tamworth | 1 October 1977 | |
| Cannock Chase | 1 February 1978 | |
| Remainder | 1 December 1988 | |
| Stockport | Part formerly Stockport CB | 1 June 1965 |
| Remainder | 1 January 1974 | |
| Stockton-on-Tees | Part formerly Teesside CB | 1 September 1970 |
| Remainder | 1 May 1974 | |
| Stoke-on-Trent (City of) | All | 1 April 1968 |
| Suffolk | Ipswich | 1 May 1974 |
| East Suffolk (part formerly district of Waveney) | 1 November 1985 | |
| Remainder | 1 December 1990 | |
| Sunderland | Part formerly Sunderland CB | 1 February 1968 |
| Remainder | 1 January 1974 | |
| Surrey | Spelthorne | 1 January 1937 |
| Remainder | 15 March 1952 | |
| Swindon | All | 1 April 1985 |
| Tameside | Part formerly Ashton-under-Lyne MB; Audenshaw UD; Denton UD; Droylsden UD | 1 September 1967 |
| Remainder | 1 January 1974 | |
| Thurrock | All | 1 June 1975 |
| Torbay | All | 1 May 1974 |
| Trafford | Part formerly Stretford MB; Urmston UD | 1 July 1967 |
| Remainder | 1 January 1974 | |
| Wakefield | All | 1 September 1974 |
| Walsall | Part formerly Walsall CB | 1 April 1967 |
| Remainder | 1 January 1974 | |
| Warrington | Part formerly Warrington CB | 1 March 1966 |
| Remainder | 1 September 1974 | |
| Warwickshire | Nuneaton and Bedworth; Rugby (part formerly Rugby MB) | 1 February 1965 |
| Warwick (part formerly Royal Leamington Spa MB; Warwick MB) | 1 October 1965 | |
| Rugby (remainder); Warwick (remainder) | 1 September 1974 | |
| North Warwickshire | 1 February 1978 | |
| Stratford on Avon | 1 November 1985 | |
| West Berkshire | All | 1 April 1963 |
| West Northamptonshire | Former borough of Northampton (part formerly Northampton CB) | 1 April 1968 |
| Former borough of Northampton (remainder) | 1 January 1974 | |
| Remainder | 1 November 1986 | |
| West Sussex | Crawley (part formerly Dorking and Horley RD – part) | 15 March 1952 |
| Mid Sussex (all except part formerly Cuckfield RD – part) | 1 December 1966 | |
| Crawley (remainder); Mid Sussex (Cuckfield RD – part) | 1 September 1974 | |
| Adur; Worthing | 1 March 1977 | |
| Arun | 1 February 1978 | |
| Remainder | 1 April 1986 | |
| Wigan | All | 1 December 1975 |
| Wiltshire | Former district of West Wiltshire | 1 April 1986 |
| Remainder | 1 April 1990 | |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | All (except part formerly Eton UD; Eton RD – part) | 1 April 1963 |
| Part formerly Eton UD and Eton RD – part | 1 January 1974 | |
| Wirral | Part formerly Birkenhead CB; Wallasey CB | 1 June 1965 |
| Remainder | 1 March 1974 | |
| Wokingham | All | 1 April 1963 |
| Wolverhampton (City of) | All | 1 March 1974 |
| Worcestershire | Bromsgrove; Worcester | 1 March 1977 |
| Redditch | 1 April 1986 | |
| Remainder | 1 December 1990 | |
| Wrekin (County of the) (otherwise known as The Wrekin) | All | 1 April 1986 |
| York | Part formerly York District | 1 March 1977 |
| Part formerly part of Harrogate and Selby districts | 1 November 1986 | |
| Remainder | 1 December 1988 |
8.2 London authorities
| Borough | Area | Date of compulsory registration |
|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | All | 1 September 1966 |
| Barnet | Part formerly in Middlesex | 1 January 1937 |
| Part formerly in Hertfordshire | 1 April 1965 | |
| Bexley | All | 1 January 1961 |
| Brent | All | 1 January 1937 |
| Bromley | All | 1 January 1961 |
| Camden | All | 1899 |
| City and County of the City of London | All | 1 July 1902 |
| City of Westminster | All | 1899 |
| Croydon | Part formerly in Croydon CB | 1 January 1939 |
| Part formerly in Surrey | 15 March 1952 | |
| Ealing | All | 1 January 1937 |
| Enfield | All | 1 January 1937 |
| Greenwich | All | 1900 |
| Hackney | All | 1899 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | All | 1899 |
| Haringey | All | 1 January 1937 |
| Harrow | All | 1 January 1937 |
| Havering | All | 1 February 1967 |
| Hillingdon | All | 1 January 1937 |
| Hounslow | All | 1 January 1937 |
| The Inner Temple and The Middle Temple | All | 1902 |
| Islington | All | 1899 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | All | 1899 |
| Kingston upon Thames | All | 15 March 1952 |
| Lambeth | All | 1900 |
| Lewisham | All | 1900 |
| Merton | All | 15 March 1952 |
| Newham | Part formerly in London County Council | 1900 |
| Part formerly in Essex | 1 April 1965 | |
| Redbridge | All | 1 September 1966 |
| Richmond upon Thames | Part formerly in Middlesex | 1 January 1937 |
| Part formerly in Surrey | 15 March 1952 | |
| Southwark | All | 1900 |
| Sutton | All | 15 March 1952 |
| Tower Hamlets | All | 1899 |
| Waltham Forest | All | 1 February 1967 |
| Wandsworth | All | 1900 |
8.3 Welsh authorities
| Administrative area | District | Date of compulsory registration |
|---|---|---|
| Blaenau Gwent | All | 1 November 1985 |
| Bridgend Pen-y-Bont Ar Ogwr | All | 1 June 1975 |
| Caerphilly Caerffili | Part formerly Gwent – Islwyn | 1 March 1977 |
| Remainder of county borough | 1 November 1985 | |
| Cardiff Caerdydd | Part formerly South Glamorgan – Cardiff | 1 May 1974 |
| Remainder of county borough | 1 October 1977 | |
| Carmarthenshire Sir Gaerfyrddin | Part formerly Dyfed – Llanelli | 1 March 1977 |
| Remainder of county borough | 1 December 1988 | |
| Ceredigion | All | 1 December 1988 |
| Conwy | Part formerly Clwyd – Colwyn (part) | 1 March 1988 |
| Remainder of county | 1 December 1988 | |
| Denbighshire Sir Ddinbych | Part formerly Clwyd – Rhuddlan | 1 April 1986 |
| Remainder of county | 1 March 1988 | |
| Flintshire Sir y Fflint | All | 1 April 1986 |
| Gwynedd | All | 1 December 1988 |
| Isle of Anglesey Ynys Môn | All | 1 March 1988 |
| Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tudful | All | 1 November 1985 |
| Monmouthshire Sir Fynwy | All | 1 November 1985 |
| Neath Port Talbot Castell-Nedd Port Talbot | Part formerly West Glamorgan – Neath, Port Talbot | 1 June 1975 |
| Remainder of county borough | 1 December 1975 | |
| Newport Casnewydd | All | 1 May 1974 |
| Pembrokeshire Sir Benfro | All | 1 December 1988 |
| Powys | All | 1 March 1988 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taff Rhondda Cynon Taf | Part formerly Mid Glamorgan – Rhondda, Taff-Ely | 1 October 1977 |
| Remainder of county borough | 1 November 1985 | |
| Swansea Abertawe | All | 1 December 1975 |
| The Vale of Glamorgan Bro Morgannwg | Part formerly Mid Glamorgan – Ogwr (part) | 1 June 1975 |
| Remainder of county borough | 1 December 1975 | |
| Torfaen Tor-Faen | All | 1 November 1985 |
| Wrexham Wrecsam | All | 1 March 1988 |
