Devizes Registration District

DEVIZES REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Wiltshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Bishops Cannings, Bromham, Devizes, Lavington, Pewsey.
GRO volumes : VIII (1837–51), 5a (1852–1946), 7C (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Wiltshire.

Table 1: List of Places in Devizes Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
All Cannings	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Allington	Wiltshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of All Cannnigs.
Alton	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Alton Barnes	Wiltshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Alton. See also Table 2, note (b).
Beechingstone	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Bishops Cannings	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Bromham	Wiltshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Burbage	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Charlton	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Cheverell Magna	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Cheverell Parva	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Chirton	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Chittloe	Wiltshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Bromham.
Chute	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Chute Forest	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Collingbourne Ducis	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Collingbourne Kingston	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Devizes	Wiltshire	1934	1936	Created 1.4.1934 out of the parishes of St. James, St. Mary the Virgin, St. John the Baptist, Roundway, Rowde Within, Rowde, and Potterne.
Easterton	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Easton	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Enford	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Erlestoke	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Etchilhampton	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Everleigh	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Fittleton	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Fullaway	Wiltshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and incorporated into the parish of Stert.
Huish	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Ludgershall	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Manningford	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Marden	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Market Lavington	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Marston	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Milton Lilbourne	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Netheravon	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
North Newnton	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
North Tidworth	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Patney	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Pewsey	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Potterne	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Poulshot	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Roundway	Wiltshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of St. James.
Rowde	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Rowde Within	Wiltshire	1894	1934	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Rowde in Devizes Municipal Borough. Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Devizes.
Rushall	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
St. James	Wiltshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Devizes.
St. John the Baptist	Wiltshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Devizes.
St. Mary the Virgin	Wiltshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Devizes.
Seend	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Stanton St. Bernard	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Stert	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Upavon	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Urchfont	Wiltshire	1837	1974
West Lavington	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Wilcot	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Wilsford	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Woodborough	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Wootton Rivers	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Worton	Wiltshire	1837	1974

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Devizes Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1884	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Bromham, near Bowden Hill (which became part of the parish of Pewsham on 24.3.1884) to Chippenham registration district.	0 in 1891
24.3.1885	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Alton Barnes, including Pit House (which became part of the parish of Alton Priors on 25.3.1885) to Pewsey registration district.	4 in 1891
1.4.1936	(c)	Gained the parish of Seend from Melksham registration district.	873 in 1931
1.4.1936	(d)	Gained the parishes of Alton, Burbage, Charlton, Chute, Chute Forest, Collingbourne Ducis, Collingbourne Kingston, Easton, Enford, Everley, Fittleton, Huish, Ludgershall, Manningford, Milton Lilbourne, Netheravon, North Newnton, North Tidworth, Pewsey, Rushall, Upavon, Wilcot, Wilsford, Woodborough, and Wootton Rivers, from Pewsey registration district.	14291 in 1931

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