Bridgwater Registration District

BRIDGWATER REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Somerset.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Bridgwater, Huntspill, Middleton, North Petherton, Polden Hill, Somerton, Stowey.
GRO volumes : X (1837–51), 5c (1852–1946), 7C (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Somerset.

Table 1: List of Places in Bridgwater Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Aisholt	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Spaxton.
Aller	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Ashcott	Somerset	1837	1974
Babcary	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Barrington	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Barton St. David	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Bawdrip	Somerset	1837	1974
Beer Crocombe	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Bridgwater	Somerset	1837	1974
Bridgwater Without	Somerset	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Bridgwater.
Broomfield	Somerset	1837	1974
Cannington	Somerset	1837	1974
Catcott	Somerset	1837	1974
Charlton Mackrell	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Charlinch	Somerset	1837	1974
Chedzoy	Somerset	1837	1974
Chilton Common	Somerset	1837	1907	Abolished 1.4.1907 and incorporated into the parish of Chilton Trinity.
Chilton Polden	Somerset	1837	1974
Chilton Trinity	Somerset	1837	1974
Compton Dundon	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Cossington	Somerset	1837	1974
Curry Mallet	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Curry Rivel	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Drayton	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Durleigh	Somerset	1837	1974
East Huntspill	Somerset	1949	1974	Created 1.4.1949 out of the parish of Huntspill.
Edington	Somerset	1837	1974
Edstock & Beer	Somerset	1837	1886	Abolished 25.3.1886 and incorporated into the parishes of Cannington and Otterhampton.
Enmore	Somerset	1837	1974
Fiddington	Somerset	1837	1974
Fivehead	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Goathurst	Somerset	1837	1974
Greinton	Somerset	1837	1974
Highbridge South	Somerset	1896	1897	Created 1.10.1896 out of the parish of Huntspill. See also Table 2, note (d).
High Ham	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Huish Episcopi	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Huntspill	Somerset	1837	1949	Abolished 1.4.1949 and divided into the parishes of East Huntspill and West Huntspill. See also Table 2, note (b).
Isle Abbotts	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Isle Brewers	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Keinton Mandeville	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Kingsbury Episcopi	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Kingsdon	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Kingweston	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Langport	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Long Sutton	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Lyng	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Middlezoy	Somerset	1837	1974
Moorlinch	Somerset	1837	1974
Muchelney	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Nether Stowey	Somerset	1837	1974
North Petherton	Somerset	1837	1974
Othery	Somerset	1837	1974
Otterhampton	Somerset	1837	1974
Over Stowey	Somerset	1837	1974
Pawlett	Somerset	1837	1974
Pitney	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Puckington	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Puriton	Somerset	1837	1974
Shapwick	Somerset	1837	1974
Somerton	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Spaxton	Somerset	1837	1974
St. Michael Church	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of North Petherton.
Stawell	Somerset	1837	1974
Stockland Bristol	Somerset	1837	1974
Sutton Mallet	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Stawell.
Thurloxton	Somerset	1837	1974
Wembdon	Somerset	1837	1974
West Huntspill	Somerset	1949	1974	Created 1.4.1949 out of the parish of Huntspill.
Westonzoyland	Somerset	1837	1974
Woolavington	Somerset	1837	1974

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Bridgwater Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
25.3.1885	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Lyng, including part of Saltmoor (which became part of the parish of Stoke St. Gregory on 25.3.1885) to Taunton registration district.	8 in 1891
25.3.1885	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Huntspill (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Stogursey, including Steart Island, etc.) from Williton registration district.	0 in 1891
24.3.1888	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Lyng (which until 24.3.1888 formed a detached part of the parish of Durston) from Taunton registration district.	0 in 1891
1.3.1897	(d)	Lost the parish of Highbridge South to Axbridge registration district.	515 in 1891
1.4.1936	(e)	Gained the parishes of Aller, Babcary, Barrington, Barton St. David, Beer Crocombe, Charlton Mackrell, Compton Dundon, Curry Mallet, Curry Rivel, Drayton, Fivehead, High Ham, Huish Episcopi, Isle Abbots, Isle Brewers, Keinton Mandeville, Kingsbury Episcopi, Kingsdon, Kingweston, Langport, Long Sutton, Muchelney, Pitney, Puckington, and Somerton, from Langport registration district.	12527 in 1931

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