Wincanton Registration District

WINCANTON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Somerset.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Bruton, Castle Cary, Milborne Port, Wincanton.
GRO volumes : X (1837–51), 5c (1852–1946), 7C (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Somerset and Poole.

Table 1: List of Places in Wincanton Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Abbas & Temple Combe	Somerset	1837	1974
Alford	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (c).
Ansford	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Blackford	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Compton Pauncefoot.
Bratton Seymour	Somerset	1837	1974
Brewham	Somerset	1933	1974	Created 1.4.1933 from the parishes of South Brewham and North Brewham.
Bruton	Somerset	1837	1974
Buckhorn Weston	Dorset	1837	1895	See Table 2, note (e).
Castle Cary	Somerset	1837	1974
Charlton Horethorne	Somerset	1837	1974
Charlton Musgrove	Somerset	1837	1974
Compton Pauncefoot	Somerset	1837	1974
Corton Denham	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
Cucklington	Somerset	1837	1974
Eastrip	Somerset	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 and incorporated into the parishes of South Brewham and Bruton.
Four Towers	Somerset	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 and incorporated into the parish of South Brewham.
Henstridge	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Holton	Somerset	1837	1974
Horsington	Somerset	1837	1974
Kington Magna	Dorset	1837	1895	See Table 2, note (e).
Lovington	Somerset	1837	1974
Maperton	Somerset	1837	1974
Milborne Port	Somerset	1837	1974
North Barrow	Somerset	1837	1974
North Brewham	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Brewham.
North Cadbury	Somerset	1837	1974
North Cheriton	Somerset	1837	1974
Penselwood	Somerset	1837	1974
Pitcombe	Somerset	1837	1974
Queen Camel	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Shepton Montague	Somerset	1837	1974
South Barrow	Somerset	1837	1974
South Brewham	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Brewham
South Cadbury	Somerset	1837	1974
Sparkford	Somerset	1837	1974
Stoke Trister	Somerset	1837	1974
Stowell	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Charlton Horethorne.
Sutton Montis	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of South Cadbury.
Weston Bampfylde	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Sparkford.
Wheathill	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Lovington.
Wincanton	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Yarlington	Somerset	1837	1974

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Wincanton Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
25.3.1885	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Queen Camel (which became part of the parish of Minterne Magna on 25.3.1885) to Dorchester registration district.	0 in 1891
	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Alford (which became part of the parish of Ditcheat on 25.3.1885) to Shepton Mallet registration district.	0 in 1891
	(c)	Gained parts of the parish of Alford (which until 25.3.1885 formed detached parts of the parishes of Ditcheat and Hornblotton) from Shepton Malletregistration district.	0 in 1891
25.3.1886	(d)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Ansford, including part of Cliffords Mead (which became part of the parish of Ditcheat on 25.3.1886) to Shepton Mallet registration district.	0 in 1891
1.6.1895	(e)	Lost the parishes of Buckhorne Weston and Kington Magna to Shaftesbury registration district.	918 in 1891
1.4.1966	(f)	Lost part of the parish of Corton Denham (which became part of the parish of Sandfrord Orcas on 1.4.1966) to Sturminster registration district.
	(g)	Lost parts of the parish of Henstridge (which became parts of the parishes of Fifehead Magdalen and Kington Magna on 1.4.1966) to Sturminster registration district.
	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Henstridge (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Kington Magna) from Sturminster registration district.
	(i)	Lost part of the parish of Wincanton (which became part of the parish of Buckhorn Weston on 1.4.1966) to Sturminster registration district.
	(j)	Gained part of the parish of Wincanton (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Buckhorn Weston) from Sturminster registration district.

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