Williton Registration District

WILLITON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Somerset.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1936 (incorporated into Weston super Mare and Exmoor registration districts).
Sub-districts : Dunster, Minehead, Stogumber, Stogursey, Williton.
GRO volumes : X (1837–51), 5c (1852–1936).
Registers now held by : West Somerset.

Table 1: List of Places in Williton Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Bicknoller	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Brompton Ralph	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Carhampton	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Clatworthy	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Crowcombe	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Culborne	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Oare.
Cutcombe	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Dodington	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Holford.
Dunster	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
East Quantoxhead	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Elworthy	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Holford	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Kilton	Somerset	1837	1886	Abolished 25.3.1886 and incorporated into the parishes of Kilton with Lilstock, Holford, and Stringston.
Kilton with Lilstock	Somerset	1886	1933	Created 25.3.1886 from the separate parishes of Lilstock and Kilton. Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Stringston.
Kilve	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Lilstock	Somerset	1837	1886	Abolished 25.3.1886 and incorporated into the parish of Kilton with Lilstock.
Luccombe	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Luxborough	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Minehead	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Minehead Without	Somerset	1894	1936	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Minehead. See also Table 2, note (d).
Monksilver	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Nettlecombe	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Oare	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Old Cleeve	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Porlock	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Sampford Brett	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Selworthy	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
St. Decumans	Somerset	1837	1902	Abolished 1.4.1902 and divided into the separate parishes of Watchet and Williton.
Stogumber	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Stogursey	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
Stoke Pero	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Luccombe.
Stringston	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Timberscombe	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Treborough	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Watchet	Somerset	1902	1936	Created 1.4.1902 out of the parish of St. Decumens. See also Table 2, note (d).
West Quantoxhead	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Williton	Somerset	1902	1936	Created 1.4.1902 out of the parish of St. Decumens. See also Table 2, note (d).
Withiel Florey	Somerset	1837	1897	See Table 2, note (c).
Withycombe	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Wootton Courtenay	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Williton Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1883	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Brompton Ralph, including Brompton Cottage (which became part of the parish of Tolland on 24.3.1883) to Taunton registration district.	5 in 1891
25.3.1885	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Stogursey, including Steart Island, etc. (which became part of the parish of Huntspill on 25.3.1885) to Bridgwater registration district.	0 in 1891
1.10.1897	(c)	Lost the parish of Withiel Florey to Dulverton registration district.	114 in 1891
1.4.1936	(d)	Gained the constituent parishes of Bicknoller, Brompton Ralph, Carhampton, Clatworthy, Crowcombe, Cutcombe, Dunster, East Quantoxhead, Elworthy, Holford, Kilve, Luccombe, Luxborough, Minehead, Minehead Without, Monksilver, Nettlecombe, Oare, Old Cleeve, Porlock, Sampford Brett, Selworthy, Stogumber, Stogursey, Stringston, Timberscombe, Treborough, Watchet, West Quantoxhead, Williton, Withycombe, and Wootton Courtney, to Exmoor registration district.	20720 in 1931

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