Bristol Registration District

BRISTOL REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Gloucestershire (1837–1974), Avon (1974–96), Bristol (from 1996).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Ashley, Bedminster, Bristol, Bristol Central, Bristol East Central, Bristol North, Bristol South, Bristol West, Bristol West Central, Castle Precincts, Clifton, Knowle, St. Augustine, St. George, St. James, St. Mary Redcliff, St. Paul, St. Paul & St. Augustine, St. Phillip & St. Jacob, Southmead, Stapleton, Westbury on Trym.
GRO volumes : XI (1837–51), 6a (1852–1946), 7B (1946–74), 22 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Bristol.

Table 1A: List of Places in Bristol Registration District (1837–1974)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
All Saints	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 30.9.1896 to become part of the parish of Central Bristol.
Bristol	Gloucestershire	1898	1974	Created 1.4.1898 from the parishes of North Bristol, South Bristol, St. George, Central Bristol, and Stapleton. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) to (w).
Castle Precincts	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 30.9.1896 to become part of the parish of Central Bristol.
Central Bristol	Gloucestershire	1896	1898	Created 30.9.1896 from the parishes of St. Paul In, St. Augustine, St. James In, St. Michael, St. Mary Redcliff, Temple, St. Philip & St. Jacob In, St. Stephen, Castle Precincts, St. Nicholas, St. Peter, St. Thomas, St. John The Baptist, All Saints, Christchurch, St. Ewen, St. Mary le Port, and St. Leonard. Abolished 1.4.1898 to become part of the parish of Bristol.
Christchurch	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 30.9.1896 to become part of the parish of Central Bristol.
St. Augustine	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 30.9.1896 to become part of the parish of Central Bristol.
St. Ewen	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 30.9.1896 to become part of the parish of Central Bristol.
St. James In	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 30.9.1896 to become part of the parish of Central Bristol.
St. John the Baptist	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 30.9.1896 to become part of the parish of Central Bristol.
St. Leonard	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 30.9.1896 to become part of the parish of Central Bristol.
St. Mary le Port	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 30.9.1896 to become part of the parish of Central Bristol.
St. Mary Redcliffe	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 30.9.1896 to become part of the parish of Central Bristol.
St. Michael	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 30.9.1896 to become part of the parish of Central Bristol.
St. Nicholas	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 30.9.1896 to become part of the parish of Central Bristol.
St. Paul In	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 30.9.1896 to become part of the parish of Central Bristol.
St. Peter	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 30.9.1896 to become part of the parish of Central Bristol.
St. Philip & St. Jacob In	Gloucestershire	1877	1896	Abolished 30.9.1896 to become part of the parish of Central Bristol.
St. Stephen	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 30.9.1896 to become part of the parish of Central Bristol.
St. Thomas	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 30.9.1896 to become part of the parish of Central Bristol.
Temple	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 30.9.1896 to become part of the parish of Central Bristol.

Table 1B: List of Places in Bristol Registration District (1974–96)

All the areas in Bristol registration district became part of the county of Avon on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Almondsbury	Avon	1981	1996	See Table 2, notes (bb) and (ii).
Alveston	Avon	1981	1996	See Table 2, notes (bb) and (ii).
Aust	Avon	1981	1996	See Table 2, notes (bb) and (ii).
Barrow Gurney	Avon	1974	1996	See Table 2, notes (aa), (cc), (dd) and (hh).
Bitton	Avon	1974	1996	See Table 2, notes (y) and (ii).
Bristol	Avon	1974	1996	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and county borough of Bristol.
Charfield	Avon	1981	1996	See Table 2, notes (bb) and (ii).
Cromhall	Avon	1981	1996	See Table 2, notes (bb) and (ii).
Dundry	Avon	1974	1996	See Table 2, notes (aa), (ee), (ff) and (hh).
Falfield	Avon	1981	1996	See Table 2, notes (bb) and (ii).
Filton	Avon	1974	1996	See Table 2, notes (z) and (ii).
Hanham Abbots	Avon	1974	1996	See Table 2, notes (y) and (ii).
Hill	Avon	1981	1996	See Table 2, notes (bb) and (ii).
Kingswood	Avon	1974	1996	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Kingswood. See also Table 2, notes (y) and (ii).
Mangotsfield	Avon	1974	1996	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the urban district of Mangotsfield and parish of Mangotsfield Urban. See also Table 2, notes (y) and (ii).
Mangotsfield Rural	Avon	1974	1996	See Table 2, notes (y) and (ii).
Oldbury upon Severn	Avon	1981	1996	See Table 2, notes (bb) and (ii).
Oldland	Avon	1974	1996	See Table 2, notes (y) and (ii).
Olveston	Avon	1981	1996	See Table 2, notes (bb) and (ii).
Patchway	Avon	1981	1996	See Table 2, notes (bb) and (ii).
Pilning & Severn Beach	Avon	1981	1996	See Table 2, notes (bb) and (ii).
Rangeworthy	Avon	1981	1996	See Table 2, notes (bb) and (ii).
Rockhampton	Avon	1981	1996	See Table 2, notes (bb) and (ii).
Siston	Avon	1974	1996	See Table 2, notes (y) and (ii).
Stoke Gifford	Avon	1974	1996	See Table 2, notes (z) and (ii).
Thornbury	Avon	1981	1996	See Table 2, notes (bb) and (ii).
Tortworth	Avon	1981	1996	See Table 2, notes (bb) and (ii).
Tytherington	Avon	1981	1996	See Table 2, notes (bb) and (ii).
Whitchurch	Avon	1974	1996	See Table 2, notes (x) and (gg).
Wick & Abson	Avon	1974	1996	See Table 2, notes (z) and (ii).
Winterbourne	Avon	1974	1996	See Table 2, notes (z) and (ii).

Table 1C: List of Places in Bristol Registration District (from 1996)

All the areas in Bristol registration district became part of the county of Bristol on 1.4.1996.

Unparished Area	County	From	To	Comments
Bristol	Bristol	1996		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and county borough of Bristol.

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Bristol Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.1.1899	(a)	Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1898 formed the parishes of North Bristol, St. George, and Stapleton, and part of the parish of Horfield) from Barton Regis registration district.	179995 in 1891
	(b)	Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1898 formed the parish of South Bristol, and parts of the parishes of Bedminster, Easton in Gordano, Long Ashton, Portbury, and Portishead) from Bedminster registration district.	53406 in 1891
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1898 formed part of the parish of Brislington) from Keynsham registration district.	330 in 1891
1.1.1902	(d)	Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1901 formed parts of the parishes of Henbury and Shirehampton) from Barton Regis registration district.	421 in 1901
1.7.1903	(e)	Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1902 formed parts of the parishes of Henbury and Shirehampton) from Barton Regis registration district.	0 in 1901
1.1.1905	(f)	Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1904 formed part of the parish of Henbury, and the parishes of Horfield, Shirehampton, and Westbury on Trym) from Barton Regis registration district.	6976 in 1901
1.1.1919	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1918 formed part of the parish of Easton in Gordano) from Long Ashton registration district.	16 in 1911
1.1.1919	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1918 formed part of the parish of Henbury) from Thornbury registration district.	50 in 1911
1.11.1926	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1926 formed part of the parish of Portishead) from Long Ashton registration district.	7 in 1921
1.11.1926	(j)	Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1926 formed part of the parish of Henbury) from Thornbury registration district.	19 in 1921
1.4.1936	(k)	Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.8.1930 and 1.4.1933 formed parts of the parishes of Brislington and Whitchurch) from Keynsham registration district.
1.4.1936	(l)	Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.8.1930 and 1.4.1933 formed parts of the parishes of Bishopworth and Portishead) from Long Ashton registration district.
1.4.1937	(m)	Lost part of the parish of Bristol (which became part of the parish of Stoke Gifford on 1.4.1935) to Sodbury registration district.	0 in 1931
1.4.1951	(n)	Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.4.1951 formed part of the parish of Whitchurch) from Bathavon registration district.
	(o)	Lost parts of the parish of Bristol (which became parts of the parishes of Clevedon, Easton in Gordano, and Portishead on 1.4.1951) to Weston super Mare registration district.
	(p)	Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.4.1951 formed parts of the parishes of Bishopsworth, Dundry, Easton In Gordano, and Long Ashton) from Weston super Mare registration district.
1.4.1966	(q)	Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Whitchurch) from Bathavon registration district.
	(r)	Lost part of the parish of Bristol (which became part of the parish of Keynsham on 1.4.1966) to Bathavon registration district.
	(s)	Lost part of the parish of Bristol (which became part of the parish of Kingswood on 1.4.1966) to Kingswood registration district.
	(t)	Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Kingswood and Mangotsfield Urban) from Kingswood registration district.
	(u)	Lost part of the parish of Bristol (which became part of the parish of Winterbourne on 1.4.1966) to Sodbury registration district.
	(v)	Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Filton, Stoke Gifford, and Winterbourne) from Sodbury registration district.
	(w)	Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Almondsbury and Redwick & Northwick) from Thornbury registration district.
1.4.1974	(x)	Gained the parish of Whitchurch (which was transferred from Somerset to the county of Avon on 1.4.1974) from Bathavon registration district.	843 in 1971
	(y)	Gained the parishes of Bitton, Hanham Abbots, Mangotsfield Rural, Oldland, and Silston, and the unparished areas of Kingswood and Mangotsfield (which were transferred from Gloucestershire to the county of Avon on 1.4.1974) from Kingswood registration district.	77432 in 1971
	(z)	Gained the parishes of Filton, Stoke Gifford, Wick & Abson, and Winterbourne (which were transferred from Gloucestershire to the county of Avon on 1.4.1974) from Sodbury registration district.	28984 in 1971
	(aa)	Gained the parishes of Barrow Gurney and Dundry (which were transferred from Somerset to the county of Avon on 1.4.1974) from Weston super Mare registration district.	1543 in 1971
1.10.1981	(bb)	Gained the parishes of Almondsbury, Alveston, Aust, Charfield, Cromhall, Falfield, Hill, Oldbury upon Severn, Olveston, Patchway, Pilning & Severn Beach, Rangeworthy, Rockhampton, Thornbury, Tortworth, and Tytherington, from Thornbury registration district.
1.4.1982	(cc)	Gained part of the parish of Barrow Gurney (which until 1.4.1982 formed part of the parish of Long Ashton) from Weston super Mare registration district.
	(dd)	Lost part of the parish of Barrow Gurney (which became part of the parish of Long Ashton on 1.4.1982) to Weston super Mare registration district.
	(ee)	Gained part of the parish of Dundry (which until 1.4.1982 formed part of the parish of Long Ashton) from Weston super Mare registration district.
	(ff)	Lost part of the parish of Dundry (which became part of the parish of Winford on 1.4.1982) to Weston super Mare registration district.
1.4.1996	(gg)	Lost the parish of Whitchurch (which was transferred from Avon to the county of Somerset on 1.4.1996) to Bath & North East Somerset registration district.
	(hh)	Lost the parishes of Barrow Gurney and Dundry (which were transferred from Avon to the county of Somerset on 1.4.1996) to North Somerset registration district.
	(ii)	Lost the parishes of Almondsbury, Alveston, Aust, Bitton, Charfield, Cromhall, Falfield, Filton, Hanham Abbots, Hill, Mangotsfield Rural, Oldbury upon Severn, Oldland, Olveston, Patchway, Pilning & Severn Beach, Rangeworthy, Rockhampton, Siston, Stoke Gifford, Thornbury, Tortworth, Tytherington, Wick & Abson, and Winterbourne, and the unparished areas of Kingswood and Mangotsfield (which were transferred from Avon to the county of Gloucestershire on 1.4.1996) to South Gloucestershire registration district.

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