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CHARD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Table 1: List of Places in Chard Registration District

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Ashill

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, notes (c) and (m).

Barwick

Somerset

1936

1967

See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).

Broadway

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, notes (b), (c), (d) and (m).

Brympton

Somerset

1936

1967

See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).

Buckland St. Mary

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, notes (b) and (m).

Chaffcombe

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (m).

Chard

Somerset

1837

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the parish of Chard Town. See also Table 2, notes (i), (j), (k) and (m).

Chard Borough

Somerset

1837

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the parish of Chard Town. See also Table 2, note (m)

Chillington

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (m).

Closworth

Somerset

1936

1967

See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).

Combe St. Nicholas

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (m).

Crewkerne

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (m).

Cricket Malherbie

Somerset

1837

1933

Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Knowle St. Giles.

Cricket St. Thomas

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (m).

Cudworth

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (m).

Dinnington

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (m).

Donyatt

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (m).

Dowlish Wake

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (m).

East Chinnock

Somerset

1936

1967

See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).

East Coker

Somerset

1936

1967

See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).

Hardington Mandeville

Somerset

1936

1967

See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).

Haselbury Plucknett

Somerset

1936

1967

See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).

Hinton St. George

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (m).

Ilminster

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, notes (e) and (m).

Ilminster Without

Somerset

1899

1974

Created 15.4.1899 from the rural part of the parish of Ilminster. See also Table 2, note (m).

Ilton

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (m).

Kingstone

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (m).

Knowle St. Giles

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (m).

Lopen

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (m).

Merriott

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (m).

Misterton

Somerset

1895

1974

See Table 2, notes (f), (j) and (m).

North Perrott

Somerset

1936

1967

See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).

Odcombe

Somerset

1936

1967

See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).

Seavington St. Mary

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (m).

Seavington St. Michael

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (m).

Shepton Beauchamp

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, notes (b) and (m).

Stocklinch

Somerset

1884

1974

Created 25.3.1884 from the parishes of Stocklinch Ottersey and Stocklinch Magdalen. See also Table 2, note (m).

Stocklinch Magdalen

Somerset

1837

1884

Abolished 25.3.1884 and added to the parish of Stocklinch.

Stocklinch Ottersey

Somerset

1837

1884

Abolished 25.3.1884 and added to the parish of Stocklinch.

Wambrook

Dorset

1837

1895

Transferred from Dorset to Somerset on 30.9.1895. See also Table 2, notes (k) and (m).

Somerset

1895

1974

Wayford

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, notes (i) and (m).

West Chinnock

Somerset

1936

1967

See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).

West Coker

Somerset

1936

1967

See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).

West Crewkerne

Somerset

1894

1974

Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Crewkerne. See also Table 2, notes (j) and (m).

West Dowlish

Somerset

1837

1933

Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Dowlish Wake.

Whitelackington

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, notes (b) and (m).

Whitestaunton

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (m).

Winsham

Somerset

1837

1974

See Table 2, notes (i) and (m).

Yarcombe

Devon

1837

1895

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).


Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Chard Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

25.3.1884

(a)

Gained part of the parish of Yarcombe (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Membury) to Chard registration district.

22 in 1891

25.3.1885

(b)

Lost detached parts of the parishes of Broadway, Buckland St. Mary, Shepton Beauchamp and Whitelackington (which became parts of the parishes of Curry Rivel, Isle Abbotts, Kingsbury Episcopi and Swell on 25.3.1885) to Langport registration district.

0 in 1891

(c)

Gained parts of the parishes of Ashill and Broadway (which until 25.3.1885 formed detached parts of the parishes of Barrington and Isle Abbotts) from Langport registration district.

101 in 1891

(d)

Lost a detached part of the parish of Broadway, including Capland (which was added to the parish of Hatch Beauchamp on 25.3.1885) to Taunton registration district.

66 in 1891

25.3.1886

(e)

Gained part of the parish of Ilminster (which until 25.3.1886 formed a detached part of the parish of Puckington, including Puckwell Mead) from Langport registration district.

0 in 1891

1.6.1895

(f)

Gained the parish of Misterton from Beaminster registration district.

677 in 1891

(g)

Lost the parish of Yarcombe to Honiton registration district.

647 in 1891

1.4.1936

(h)

Gained the parishes of Barwick, Brympton, Closworth, East Chinnock, East Coker, Hardington Mandeville, Haselbury Plucknett, North Perrott, Odcombe, West Chinnock and West Coker, from Yeovil registration district.

5266 in 1931

1.4.1966

(i)

Lost parts of the parishes of Chard, Wayford and Winsham (which became parts of the parishes of Broadwindsor and Thorncombe on 1.4.1966) to Bridport registration district.

101 in 1961

(j)

Gained parts of the parishes of Chard, Misterton and West Crewkerne (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Broadwindsor, South Perrott and Thorncombe) from Bridport registration district.

78 in 1961

(k)

Gained parts of the parishes of Chard and Wambrook (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parish of Chardstock) from Honiton registration district.

31 in 1961

1.4.1967

(l)

Lost the parishes of Barwick, Brympton, Closworth, East Chinnock, East Coker, Hardington Mandeville, Haselbury Plucknett, North Perrott, Odcombe, West Chinnock and West Coker, to Yeovil registration district.

7082 in 1971

1.4.1974 (abolished)

(m)

Lost the parishes of Ashill, Broadway, Buckland St. Mary, Chaffcombe, Chard, Chard Borough, 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, Merriott, Misterton, Seavington St. Mary, Seavington St. Michael, Shepton Beauchamp, Stocklinch, Wambrook, Wayford, West Crewkerne, Whitelackington, Whitestaunton and Winsham, to Yeovil registration district.

20869 in 1971



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