South Molton Registration District

SOUTH MOLTON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Devonshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.7.1936 (incorporated into Barnstaple registration district).
Sub-districts : Chulmleigh, South Molton, Witheridge.
GRO volumes : X (1837–51), 5b (1852–1936).
Registers now held by : Devon and West Somerset.

Table 1: List of Places in South Molton Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Bishops Nympton	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Burrington	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Charles	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Cheldon	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Chittlehamholt	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Chittlehampton	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Chulmleigh	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Creacombe	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
East Anstey	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
East Buckland	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
East Worlington	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (d) and (h).
Exmoor	Devon and Somerset	1862	1884	On 25.3.1884 the Somerset part of the parish of Exmoor became part of the parish of North Molton, so that thereafter Exmoor was wholly in Somerset. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
Exmoor	Somerset	1884	1896
Filleigh	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
George Nympton	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Kings Nympton	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Knowstone	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Mariansleigh	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Meshaw	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (e) and (h).
Molland	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
North Molton	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (b) amd (h).
Queens Nympton	Devon	1894	1936	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of South Molton. See also Table 2, note (h).
Rackenford	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Romansleigh	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Rose Ash	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Satterleigh	Devon	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and incorporated into the parish of Satterleigh & Warkleigh.
Satterleigh & Warkleigh	Devon	1894	1936	Created 1894 from the separate parishes of Warkleigh and Satterleigh. See also Table 2, note (h).
South Molton	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Twitchen	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Warkleigh	Devon	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and incorporated into the parish of Satterleigh & Warkleigh.
West Anstey	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
West Buckland	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
West Worlington	Devon	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 and incorporated into the parish of West Worlington.
Witheridge	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (f) and (h).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting South Molton Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
26.2.1862	(a)	Gained the Devonshire part of the parish of Exmoor from Barnstaple registration district.	0 in 1861
26.2.1862	(a)	Gained the Somerset part of the parish of Exmoor from Dulverton registration district.	323 in 1861
24.3.1883	(b)	Gained part of the parish of North Molton (which until 24.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of High Bray, including East Yard and West Yard) from Barnstaple registration district.	10 in 1891
24.3.1884	(c)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Rose Ash, comprising Frankhill (which became part of the parish of Creacombe on 24.3.1884) to Okehampton registration district.	5 in 1891
25.3.1885	(d)	Lost a detached part of the parish of East Worlington (which became part of the parish of Woolfardisworthy on 25.3.1885) to Crediton registration district.	8 in 1891
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Meshaw (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Lapford, including Irishcombe) from Crediton registration district.	11 in 1891
	(f)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Witheridge (which became part of the parish of Thelbridge on 25.3.1885) to Crediton registration district.	141 in 1891
1.8.1896	(g)	Lost the parish of Exmoor to Dulverton registration district.	269 in 1891
1.7.1936 (abolished)	(h)	Lost the constituent 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, to Barnstaple registration district.	12435 in 1931

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