Beaminster Registration District

BEAMINSTER REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Dorset.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1937 (incorporated into Bridport registration district).
Sub-districts : Beaminster, Evershot, Misterton, Netherbury.
GRO volumes : VIII (1837–51), 5a (1852–1937).
Registers now held by : Dorset and Somerset.

Table 1: List of Places in Beaminster Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Beaminster	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (g).
Bettiscombe	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (g).
Broadwinsor	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (g).
Burstock	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (g).
Cheddington	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (g).
Corscombe	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (g).
East Chelborough	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (g).
Evershot	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, notes (d) and (g).
Halstock	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (g).
Hooke	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (g).
Mapperton	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (g).
Marshwood	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Melbury Osmond	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (g).
Melbury Sampford	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (g).
Misterton	Somerset	1837	1895	See Table 2, note (a).
Mosterton	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (g).
Netherbury	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (g).
North Poorton	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (g).
Pilsdon	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (g).
Powerstock	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (g).
Rampisham	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (g).
Seaborough	Somerset	1837	1895	On 30.9.1895 the whole of the parish of Seaborough was transferred from Somerset to Dorset. See also Table 2, note (g).
Seaborough	Dorset	1895	1937
South Perrott	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (g).
Stoke Abbott	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (g).
Thorncombe	Dorset	1896	1937	See Table 2, notes (f) and (g).
West Chelborough	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (g).
Wraxall	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (g).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Beaminster Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1883	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Bettiscombe, including Spence Farm (which became part of the parish of Wootton Fitzpane on 24.3.1883) to Bridport registration district.	2 in 1891
25.3.1884	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Bettiscombe (which until 25.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Whitchurch Canonicorum, including Rivelsea Farm) from Bridport registration district.	2 in 1891
25.3.1884	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Marshwood (which until 25.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Whitchurch Canonicorum, comprising Gerrards Farm) from Bridport registration district.	18 in 1891
25.3.1885	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Evershot (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Frome Vauchurch) from Dorchester registration district.	0 in 1891
1.6.1895	(e)	Lost the parish of Misterton to Chard registration district.	677 in 1891
1.5.1896	(f)	Gained the parish of Thorncombe from Axminster registration district.	941 in 1891
1.4.1937 (abolished)	(g)	Lost the constituent parishes of Beaminster, Bettiscombe, Broadwinsor, Burstock, Cheddington, Corscombe, East Chelborough, Evershot, Halstock, Hooke, Mapperton, Marshwood, Melbury Osmond, Melbury Sampford, Mosterton, Netherbury, North Poorton, Pilsdon, Powerstock, Rampisham, Seaborough, South Perrott, Stoke Abbott, Thorncombe, West Chelborough, and Wraxall, to Bridport registration district.	8018 in 1931

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