Barnstaple Registration District

BARNSTAPLE REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Devonshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Barnstaple, Bishops Tawton, Braunton, Comb Martin, Ilfracombe, Lynton, Paracombe, South Molton
GRO volumes : X (1837–51), 5b (1852–1946), 7A (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Devon.

Table 1: List of Places in Barnstaple Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Arlington	Devon	1837	1974
Ashford	Devon	1837	1974
Atherington	Devon	1837	1974
Barnstaple	Devon	1837	1974
Berrynarbor	Devon	1837	1974
Bishops Nympton	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Bishops Tawton	Devon	1837	1974
Bittadon	Devon	1837	1974
Bratton Fleming	Devon	1837	1974
Braunton	Devon	1837	1974
Brendon	Devon	1837	1974
Burrington	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Challacombe	Devon	1837	1974
Charles	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Cheldon	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Chittlehamholt	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Chittlehampton	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Chulmleigh	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Combe Martin	Devon	1837	1974
Countisbury	Devon	1837	1974
Creacombe	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
East Anstey	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (c), (d) and (e).
East Buckland	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
East Down	Devon	1837	1974
East Pilton	Devon	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Pilton in Barnstaple Municipal Borough.
East Worlington	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Exmoor	Devon	1837	1862	See Table 2, note (a).
Filleigh	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Fremington	Devon	1837	1974
George Nympton	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Georgeham	Devon	1837	1974
Goodleigh	Devon	1837	1974
Heanton Punchardon	Devon	1837	1974
High Bray	Devon	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Horwood	Devon	1837	1974
Ilfracombe	Devon	1837	1974
Instow	Devon	1837	1974
Kentisbury	Devon	1837	1974
Kings Nympton	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Knowstone	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Landkey	Devon	1837	1974
Loxhore	Devon	1837	1974
Lynton	Devon	1837	1974
Mariansleigh	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Martinhoe	Devon	1837	1974
Marwood	Devon	1837	1974
Meshaw	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Molland	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Mortehoe	Devon	1837	1974
Newton Tracey	Devon	1837	1974
North Molton	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Parracombe	Devon	1837	1974
Pilton	Devon	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and divided into the separate parishes of East Pilton and West Pilton.
Queens Nympton	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Rackenford	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Romansleigh	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Rose Ash	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Satterleigh & Warkleigh	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Shirwell	Devon	1837	1974
South Molton	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Stoke Rivers	Devon	1837	1974
Swimbridge	Devon	1837	1974
Tawstock	Devon	1837	1974
Trentishoe	Devon	1837	1974
Twitchen	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
West Anstey	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
West Buckland	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
West Down	Devon	1837	1974
West Pilton	Devon	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Pilton.
Westleigh	Devon	1837	1974
Witheridge	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Barnstaple Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
26.2.1862	(a)	Lost the Devonshire part of the parish of Exmoor to South Molton registration district.	0 in 1861
24.3.1883	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of High Bray, including East Yard and West Yard (which became part of the parish of North Molton on 24.3.1883) to South Molton registration district.	10 in 1891
1.7.1936	(c)	Gained the parishes of Bishops Nympton, Burrington, Charles, Cheldon, Chittlehamholt, Chittlehampton, Chulmleigh, Creamcombe, East Anstey, East Buckland, East Worlington, Filleigh, George Nympton, Kings Nympton, Knowstone, Mariansleigh, Meshaw, Molland, North Molton, Queens Nympton, Rackenford, Romansleigh, Rose Ash, Satterleigh & Warkleigh, South Molton, Twitchen, West Anstey, West Buckland, and Witheridge, from South Molton registration district.	12435 in 1931
1.4.1966	(d)	Lost parts of the parish of East Anstey (which became parts of the parishes of Brushford and Dulverton on 1.4.1966) to Exmoor registration district.
1.4.1966	(e)	Gained part of the parish of East Anstey (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Brushford) from Exmoor registration district.

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