Wimborne Registration District

WIMBORNE REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Dorset.
Created : 1.7.1837 (originally "Wimborne & Cranborne")
Abolished : 1.4.1937 (added to Blandford registration district).
Sub-districts : Cranborne; Wimborne; Witchampton.
GRO volumes : VIII (1837–51); 5a (1852–1937).
District number : 129b (1841–46); 271 (1847–69); 261 (1870–1908); 260 (1909–37).

Table 1: List of Places in Wimborne Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Alderholt	Dorset	1894	1937	Created 1894 out of the parish of Cranborne. See also Table 2, note (f).
Almer	Dorset	1895	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Sturminster Marshall. See also Table 2, note (e).
Chalbury	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Chettle	Dorset	1837	1895	See Table 2, note (d).
Colehill	Dorset	1896	1937	Created 1.4.1896 out of the parish of Holt. See also Table 2, note (f).
Corfe Mullen	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Cranborne	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
East Woodyates	Dorset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Pentridge.
Edmondsham	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Farnham	Dorset	1837	1895	See Table 2, note (d).
Gussage All Saints	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Gussage St. Michael	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Hampreston	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, notes (b), (c) and (f).
Handley	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Hinton Martell	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Hinton Parva	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Holt	Dorset	1894	1937	Created 30.9.1894 out of the parish of Wimborne Minster. See also Table 2, note (f).
Horton	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Long Critchel	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Moor Critchel	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Pamphill	Dorset	1894	1937	Created 30.9.1894 out of the parish of Wimborne Minster. See also Table 2, note (f).
Pentridge	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Shapwick	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, notes (a) and (f).
Sturminster Marshall	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Tollard Farnham	Dorset	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 and added to the parish of Farnham.
Verwood	Dorset	1894	1937	Created 1894 out of the parish of Cranborne. See also Table 2, note (f).
West Parley	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
West Woodyates	Dorset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Pentridge.
Wimborne Minster	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, notes (b), (c) and (f).
Wimborne St. Giles	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Witchampton	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Woodlands	Dorset	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Wimborne Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1888	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Shapwick (which was added to the parish of Tarrant Rushton on 24.3.1888) to Blandford registration district.	0 in 1891
	(b)	Lost detached parts of the parishes of Hampreston and Wimborne Minster (which became parts of the parishes of Canford Magna and Kinson on 24.3.1888) to Poole registration district.	17 in 1891
	(c)	Gained parts of the parishes of Hampreston, Sturminster Marshall and Wimborne Minster (which until 24.3.1888 formed detached parts of the parishes of Canford Magna and Lytchett Matravers) from Poole registration district.	0 in 1891
1.6.1895	(d)	Lost the parishes of Chettle and Farnham to Blandford registration district.	422 in 1891
1.6.1895	(e)	Gained the parish of Almer from Blandford registration district.	133 in 1891
1.4.1937 (abolished)	(f)	Lost the parishes of Alderholt, Chalbury, Colehill, Corfe Mullen, Cranborne, Edmondsham, Gussage All Saints, Gussage St. Michael, Hampreston, Handley, Hinton Martell, Hinton Parva, Holt, Horton, Long Critchel, More Critchel, Pamphill, Pentridge, Shapwick, Sturminster Marshall, Verwood, West Parley, Wimborne Minster, Wimborne St. Giles, Witchampton and Woodlands, to Blandford registration district.	20647 in 1931

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