Dorchester Registration District

DORCHESTER REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Dorset.
Created : 1.7.1837 (originally "Dorchester & Cerne").
Abolished : 1.7.1949 (added to Weymouth registration district).
Sub-districts : Cerne; Dorchester; Maiden Newton; Puddletown.
GRO volumes : VIII (1837–51); 5a (1852–1946); 6A (1946–49).
District number : 131b (1841–46); 275 (1847–69); 265 (1870–1908); 264 (1909–46); 293 (1946–49).

Table 1: List of Places in Dorchester Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
All Saints	Dorset	1837	1927	Abolished 1.10.1927 and added to the parish of Dorchester.
Alton Pancras	Dorset	1838	1949	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Athelhampton	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Batcombe	Dorset	1838	1937	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Bradford Peverell	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Broadmayne	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Buckland Newton	Dorset	1838	1949	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Burleston	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Cattistock	Dorset	1838	1949	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Cerne Abbas	Dorset	1838	1949	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Charminster	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Cheselbourne	Dorset	1838	1949	See Table 2, notes (a), (c) and (i).
Chilfrome	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Compton Valence	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Dewlish	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Dorchester	Dorset	1927	1949	Created 1.10.1927 from the parishes of St. Peter and All Saints. See also Table 2, note (i).
Fordington	Dorset	1837	1900	Abolished 9.11.1900 and divided between the parishes of Dorchester St. Peter and Dorchester All Saints.
Frampton	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Frome St. Quintin	Dorset	1838	1949	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Frome Vauchurch	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, notes (d) and (i).
Glanvilles Wootton	Dorset	1838	1937	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Godmanstone	Dorset	1838	1949	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Gorewood	Dorset	1838	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Minterne Magna. See also Table 2, note (a).
Hermitage	Dorset	1838	1937	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Hilfield	Dorset	1838	1937	See Table 2, notes (a), (e) and (h).
Holy Trinity	Dorset	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and divided between the parishes of Dorchester St. Peter and Stinsford.
Kingston Russell	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Littlebredy	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Long Bredy	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, notes (g) and (i).
Maiden Newton	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Mappowder	Dorset	1838	1937	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Melbury Bubb	Dorset	1838	1937	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Melcombe Horsey	Dorset	1838	1949	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Minterne Magna	Dorset	1838	1949	See Table 2, notes (a), (f) and (i).
Nether Cerne	Dorset	1838	1949	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Piddlehinton	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Piddletrenthide	Dorset	1838	1949	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Puddletown	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Pulham	Dorset	1838	1937	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
St. Peter	Dorset	1837	1927	Abolished 1.10.1927 and added to the parish of Dorchester.
Stinsford	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Stratton	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Sydling St. Nicholas	Dorset	1838	1949	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Tincleton	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Toller Fratrum	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Toller Porcorum	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Tolpuddle	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Up Cerne	Dorset	1838	1949	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Warmwell	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Watercombe	Dorset	1862	1949	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
West Compton	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
West Knighton	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
West Stafford	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Whitcombe	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Winterborne Came	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Winterborne Herringston	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Winterborne Monkton	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Winterborne St. Martin	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Winterbourne Abbas	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Winterbourne Steepleton	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Woodsford	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).
Wynford Eagle	Dorset	1837	1949	See Table 2, note (i).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Dorchester Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
15.1.1838	(a)	Gained the parishes of Alton Pancras, Batcombe, Buckland Newton, Cattistock, Cerne Abbas, Cheselbourne, Frome St. Quintin, Glanvilles Wootton, Godmanstone, Gorewood, Hermitage, Hilfield, Mappowder, Melbury Bubb, Melcombe Horsey, Minterne Magna, Nether Cerne, Piddletrenthide, Pulham, Sydling St. Nicholas and Up Cerne, from Cerne registration district.	7259 in 1841
17.3.1862	(b)	Gained the parish of Watercombe from Weymouth registration district.	37 in 1861
25.3.1882	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Chesilborne (which until 25.3.1882 formed a detached part of the parish of Milton Abbas) from Blandford registration district.	16 in 1881
25.3.1885	(d)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Frome Vauchurch (which was added to the parish of Evershot on 25.3.1885) to Beaminster registration district.	0 in 1891
	(e)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Hilfield (which was added to the parish of Leigh on 25.3.1885) to Sherborne registration district.	0 in 1891
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Minterne Magna (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Queen Camel) from Wincanton registration district.	0 in 1891
1.2.1895	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Longbredy (which until 30.9.1894 formed part of the parish of Litton Cheney) from Bridport registration district.	49 in 1891
1.4.1937	(h)	Lost the parishes of Batcombe, Glanvilles Wootton, Hermitage, Hilfield, Mappowder, Melbury Bubb and Pulham, to Sturminster registration district.	884 in 1931
1.7.1949 (abolished)	(i)	Lost the parishes of Alton Pancras, Athelhampton, Bradford Peverell, Broadmayne, Buckland Newton, Burleston, Cattistock, Cerne Abbas, Charminster, Cheselbourne, Chilfrome, Compton Valence, Dewlish, Dorchester, Frampton, Frome St. Quintin, Frome Vauchurch, Godmanstone, Kingston Russell, Littlebredy, Long Bredy, Maiden Newton, Melcombe Horsey, Minterne Magna, Nether Cerne, Piddlehinton, Piddletrenthide, Puddletown, Stinsford, Stratton, Sydling St. Nicholas, Tincleton, Toller Fratrum, Toller Porcorum, Tolpuddle, Up Cerne, Warmwell, Watercombe, West Compton, West Knighton, West Stafford, Whitcombe, Winterborne Came, Winterborne Herringston, Winterborne Monkton, Winterborne St. Martin, Winterbourne Abbas, Winterbourne Steepleton, Woodsford and Wynford Eagle, to Weymouth registration district.	26021 in 1931

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