Yeovil Registration District

YEOVIL REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Somerset.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.2003 (to become South Somerset registration district).
Sub-districts : Coker, Ilchester, Martock, Somerton, South Petherton, Wincanton, Yeovil.
GRO volumes : X (1837–51), 5c (1852–1946), 7C (1946–74), 23 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Somerset.

Table 1A: List of Places in Yeovil Registration District (1837–1974)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Ash	Somerset	1895	1974	Created 1.4.1895 out of the parish of Martock.
Ashington	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Chilton Cantelo.
Barwick	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
Barwick	Somerset	1967	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
Brympton	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
Brympton	Somerset	1967	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
Chilthorne Domer	Somerset	1837	1974
Chilton Cantelo	Somerset	1837	1974
Chiselborough	Somerset	1837	1974
Closworth	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
Closworth	Somerset	1967	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
East Chinnock	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
East Chinnock	Somerset	1967	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
East Coker	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
East Coker	Somerset	1967	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
Hardington Mandeville	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
Hardington Mandeville	Somerset	1967	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
Haselbury Plucknett	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
Haselbury Plucknett	Somerset	1967	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
Ilchester	Somerset	1837	1974
Limington	Somerset	1837	1974
Long Load	Somerset	1895	1974	Created 1.4.1895 out of the parish of Martock.
Lufton	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Brympton.
Marston Magna	Somerset	1895	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Martock	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Middle Chinnock	Somerset	1837	1884	Abolished 24.3.1884 to become part of the parish of West Chinnock.
Montacute	Somerset	1837	1974
Mudford	Somerset	1837	1974
North Perrott	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
North Perrott	Somerset	1967	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
Northover	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Ilchester.
Norton sub Hamdon	Somerset	1837	1974
Odcombe	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
Odcombe	Somerset	1967	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
Pendomer	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Closworth.
Podimore	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Yeovilton.
Preston Plucknett	Somerset	1837	1930	Abolished 31.3.1930 to become parts of the parishes of Yeovil, Brympton, and West Coker.
Rimpton	Somerset	1895	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Sock Dennis	Somerset	1837	1957	Abolished 1.4.1957 to become parts of the parishes of Ilchester and Tintinhull.
South Petherton	Somerset	1837	1974
Stoke sub Hamdon	Somerset	1837	1974
Sutton Bingham	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Closworth.
Thorne	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Brympton.
Tintinhull	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
West Camel	Somerset	1837	1974
West Chinnock	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
West Chinnock	Somerset	1967	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
West Coker	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
West Coker	Somerset	1967	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
Yeovil	Somerset	1837	1974
Yeovil Without	Somerset	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Yeovil.
Yeovilton	Somerset	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area.

Table 1B: List of Places in Yeovil Registration District (1974–2003)

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Abbas & Temple Combe	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Alford	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Aller	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Ansford	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Ash	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Ashill	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Babcary	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Barrington	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Barton St. David	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Barwick	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Beercrocombe	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Bratton Seymour	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Brewham	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Broadway	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Bruton	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Brympton	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Buckland St. Mary	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Castle Cary	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Chaffcombe	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Chard	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Charlton Horethorne	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Charlton Mackrell	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Charlton Musgrove	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Chillington	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Chilthorne Domer	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Chilton Cantelo	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Chiselborough	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Closworth	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Combe St. Nicholas	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Compton Dundon	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Compton Pauncefoot	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Corton Denham	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Crewkerne	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Cricket St. Thomas	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Cucklington	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Cudworth	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Curry Mallet	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Curry Rivel	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Dinnington	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Donyatt	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Dowlish Wake	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Drayton	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
East Chinnock	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
East Coker	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Fivehead	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Hardington Mandevile	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Haselbury Plucknett	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Henstridge	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
High Ham	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Hinton St. George	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Holton	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Horsington	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Horton	Somerset	1982	2003	Created 1.4.1982 out of the unparished area of Ilminster Without. See also Table 2, note (j).
Huish Episcopi	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Ilchester	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Ilminster	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Ilminster Without	Somerset	1974	1982	Abolished 1.4.1982 to become parts of the parishes of Broadway, Combe St. Nicholas, Donyatt, Horton, Ilminster, Ilton, and Whitelackington. See also Table 2, note (h).
Ilton	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Isle Abbotts	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Isle Brewers	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Keinton Mandeville	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Kingsbury Episcopi	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Kingsdon	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Kingstone	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Kingweston	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Knowle St. Giles	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Langport	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Limington	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Long Load	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Long Sutton	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Lopen	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Lovington	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Maperton	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Marston Magna	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Martock	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Merriot	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Milborne Port	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Misterton	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Montacute	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Muchelney	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Mudford	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
North Barrow	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
North Cadbury	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
North Cheriton	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
North Perrott	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Norton sub Hamdon	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Odcombe	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Penselwood	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Pitcombe	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Pitney	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Puckington	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Queen Camel	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Rimpton	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Seavington St. Mary	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Seavington St. Michael	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Shepton Beauchamp	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Shepton Montague	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Somerton	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
South Barrow	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
South Cadbury	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
South Petherton	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Sparkford	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Stocklinch	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Stoke sub Hamdon	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Stoke Trister	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Tintinhull	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Wambrook	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Wayford	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
West Camel	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
West Chinnock	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
West Coker	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
West Crewkerne	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Whitelackington	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Whitestaunton	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Wincanton	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Winsham	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Yarlington	Somerset	1974	2003	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Yeovil	Somerset	1974	1982	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and municipal borough of Yeovil. Abolished 1.4.1982 to become parts of the parishes of Yeovil, Barwick, East Coker, and Yeovil Without.
Yeovil	Somerset	1982	2003	Created 1.4.1982 from part of the unparished area of Yeovil, and parts of the parishes of East Coker and Yeovil Without.

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Yeovil Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1883	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Martock (which became part of the parish of Somerton on 24.3.1883) to Langport registration district.	0 in 1891
25.3.1885	(b)	Lost two detached parts of the parish of Martock (which became parts of the parishes of Curry Rivell and Kingsbury Episcopi on 25.3.1885) to Langport registration district.	0 in 1891
25.3.1885	(c)	Lost two detached parts of the parish of Tintinhull (which became parts of the parishes of Kingsdon and Somerton on 25.3.1885) to Langport registration district.	0 in 1891
1.6.1895	(d)	Gained the parishes of Marston Magna and Rimpton from Sherborne registration district.	529 in 1891
1.4.1936	(e)	Lost the parishes of Barwick, Brympton, Closworth, East Chinnock, East Coker, Hardington Mandeville, Haselbury Plucknett, North Perrott, Odcombe, West Chinnock, and West Coker, to Chard registration district.	5266 in 1931
1.4.1967	(f)	Gained the parishes of Barwick, Brympton, Closworth, East Chinnock, East Coker, Hardington Mandeville, Haselbury Plucknett, North Perrott, Odcombe, West Chinnock, and West Coker, from Chard registration district.
1.4.1974	(g)	Gained the parishes of Aller, Babcary, Barrington, Barton St. David, Beercrocombe, Charlton Mackrell, Compton Dundon, Curry Mallet, Curry Rivel, Drayton, Fivehead, High Ham, Huish Episcopi, Isle Abbotts, Isle Brewers, Keinton Mandeville, Kingsbury Episcopi, Kingsdon, Kingweston, Langport, Long Sutton, Muchelney, Pitney, Puckington, and Somerton, from Bridgwater registration district.	14949 in 1971
	(h)	Gained the parishes of Ashill, Broadway, Buckland St. Mary, Chaffcombe, Chard, Chillington, Combe St. Nicholas, Crewkerne, Cricket St. Thomas, Cudworth, Dinnington, Donyatt, Dowlish Wake, Hinton St. George, Ilminster, Ilminster Without, Ilton, Kingstone, Knowle St. Giles, Lopen, Merriot, Misterton, Seavington St. Mary, Seavington St. Michael, Shepton Beauchamp, Stocklinch, Wambrook, Wayford, West Crewkerne, Whitelackington, Whitestaunton, and Winsham, from Chard registration district.	20869 in 1971
	(i)	Gained the parishes of Abbas & Temple Combe, Alford, Ansford, Bratton Seymour, Brewham, Bruton, Castle Cary, Charlton Horethorne, Charlton Musgrove, Compton Pauncefoot, Corton Denham, Cucklington, Henstridge, Holton, Horsington, Lovington, Maperton, Milborne Port, North Barrow, North Cadbury, North Cheriton, Penselwood, Pitcombe, Queen Camel, Shepton Montague, South Barrow, South Cadbury, Sparkford, Stoke Trister, Wincanton, and Yarlington, from Wincanton registration district.	17703 in 1971
1.4.2003 (abolished)	(j)	Lost the constituent parishes of Abbas & Temple Combe, Alford, Aller, Ansford, Ash, Ashill, Babcary, Barrington, Barton St. David, Barwick, Beercrocombe, Bratton Seymour, Brewham, Broadway, Bruton, Brympton, Buckland St. Mary, Castle Cary, Chaffcombe, Chard, Charlton Horethorne, Charlton Mackrell, Charlton Musgrove, Chillington, Chilthorne Domer, Chilton Cantelo, Chiselborough, Closworth, Combe St. Nicholas, Compton Dundon, Compton Pauncefoot, Corton Denham, Crewkerne, Cricket St. Thomas, Cucklington, Cudworth, Curry Mallet, Curry Rivel, Dinnington, Donyatt, Dowlish Wake, Drayton, East Chinnock, East Coker, Fivehead, Hardington Mandevile, Haselbury Plucknett, Henstridge, High Ham, Hinton St. George, Holton, Horsington, Horton, Huish Episcopi, Ilchester, Ilminster, Ilton, Isle Abbotts, Isle Brewers, Keinton Mandeville, Kingsbury Episcopi, Kingsdon, Kingstone, Kingweston, Knowle St. Giles, Langport, Limington, Long Load, Long Sutton, Lopen, Lovington, Maperton, Marston Magna, Martock, Merriot, Milborne Port, Misterton, Montacute, Muchelney, Mudford, North Barrow, North Cadbury, North Cheriton, North Perrott, Norton sub Hamdon, Odcombe, Penselwood, Pitcombe, Pitney, Puckington, Queen Camel, Rimpton, Seavington St. Mary, Seavington St. Michael, Shepton Beauchamp, Shepton Montague, Somerton, South Barrow, South Cadbury, South Petherton, Sparkford, Stocklinch, Stoke sub Hamdon, Stoke Trister, Tintinhull, Wambrook, Wayford, West Camel, West Chinnock, West Coker, West Crewkerne, Whitelackington, Whitestaunton, Wincanton, Winsham, Yarlington, and Yeovil, to South Somerset registration district.

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