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WESTON-SUPER-MARE REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Table 1A: List of Places in Weston-super-Mare Registration District (1936–74)

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Abbots Leigh

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Axbridge

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Backwell

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Badgworth

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Banwell

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Barrow Gurney

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).

Berrow

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Bishopsworth

Somerset

1936

1951

Abolished 1.4.1951 and divided between the parishes of Bristol, Long Ashton and Dundry. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (c).

Blagdon

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (f)

Bleadon

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).

Brean

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Brent Knoll

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Brockley

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Burnham on Sea

Somerset

1936

1974

Renamed 1.4.1974 to become the parish of Burnham on Sea & Highbridge. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Burnham Without

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Burrington

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (f)

Butcombe

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Chapel Allerton

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Cheddar

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Churchill

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (k).

Clapton

Somerset

1936

1954

Abolished 1.4.1954 and added to the parish of Clapton-in-Gordano. See also Table 2, note (b).

Clapton-in-Gordano

Somerset

1954

1974

Created 1.4.1954 out of the parishes of Clapton and Portbury.

Cleeve

Somerset

1949

1974

Created 1.4.1949 out of the parish of Yatton.

Clevedon

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).

Compton Bishop

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Congresbury

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Dundry

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (b), (c) and (e).

East Brent

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Easton-in-Gordano

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (b), (c) and (d).

Flax Bourton

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Hutton

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Kenn

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Kewstoke

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Kingston Seymour

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Locking

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Long Ashton

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (b) and (c).

Loxton

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Lympsham

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Mark

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Nailsea

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

North Weston

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Portbury

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Portishead

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).

Puxton

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Shipham

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Steep Holme Island

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Tickenham

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Walton-in-Gordano

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Weare

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Wedmore

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Weston-in-Gordano

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Weston-super-Mare

Somerset

1936

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the Woodspring unparished area. See also Table 2, note (a).

Wick St. Lawrence

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Winford

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Winscombe

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Wraxall

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Wrington

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Yatton

Somerset

1936

1974

See Table 2, note (b).


Table 1B: List of Places in Weston-super-Mare Registration District (1974–96)

All the areas in Weston-super-Mare registration district became part of the county of Avon on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish
(*or Unparished Area)

County

From

To

Comments

Abbots Leigh

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Backwell

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Banwell

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Blagdon

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Bleadon

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Brockley

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Burrington

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Butcombe

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Churchill

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Clapton-in-Gordano

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Cleeve

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Clevedon

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Congresbury

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Easton-in-Gordano

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Flax Bourton

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Hutton

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Kenn

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Kewstoke

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Kingston Seymour

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Locking

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Long Ashton

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (i), (h) and (l).

Loxton

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Nailsea

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

North Weston

Avon

1974

1993

Abolished 1.4.1993 and added to the parish of North Weston & Portishead.

North Weston & Portishead

Avon

1993

1993

Created 1.4.1993 out of the parishes of North Weston, Portbury and Portishead. Renamed 1.6.1993 to become the parish of Portishead & North Weston.

Portbury

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Portishead

Avon

1974

1993

Abolished 1.4.1993 and added to the parish of North Weston & Portishead.

Portishead & North Weston

Avon

1993

1996

Created 1.6.1993 by renaming the parish of North Weston & Portishead. See also Table 2, note (l).

Puxton

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Tickenham

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Walton-in-Gordano

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Weston-in-Gordano

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Wick St. Lawrence

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Winford

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (i) and (l).

Winscombe

Avon

1974

1992

Renamed 1.6.1992 to become the parish of Winscombe & Sandford. See also Table 2, notes (k) and (j).

Winscombe & Sandford

Avon

1992

1996

Created 1.6.1992 by renaming the parish of Winscombe. See also Table 2, note (l).

Woodspring*

Avon

1974

1996

Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish of Weston-super-Mare. See also Table 2, note (l).

Wraxall

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Wrington

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).

Yatton

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, note (l).


Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Weston-super-Mare Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

1.4.1936 (created)

(a)

Gained the parishes of Axbridge, Badgworth, Banwell, Berrow, Blagdon, Bleadon, Brean, Brent Knoll, Burnham on Sea, Burnham Without, Burrington, Butcombe, Chapel Allerton, Cheddar, Churchill, Compton Bishop, Congresbury, East Brent, Hutton, Kewstoke, Locking, Loxton, Lympsham, Mark, Puxton, Shipham, Steep Holme Island, Weare, Wedmore, Weston-super-Mare, Wick St. Lawrence, Winscombe and Wrington, from Axbridge registration district.

61349 in 1931

(b)

Gained the parishes of Abbots Leigh, Backwell, Barrow Gurney, Bishopsworth, Brockley, Clapton, Clevedon, Dundry, Easton-in-Gordano, Flax Bourton, Kenn, Kingston Seymour, Long Ashton, Nailsea, North Weston, Portbury, Portishead, Tickenham, Walton-in-Gordano, Weston-in-Gordano, Winford, Wraxall and Yatton, from Long Ashton registration district.

30582 in 1931

1.4.1951

(c)

Lost parts of the parishes of Bishopsworth, Dundry, Easton-in-Gordano and Long Ashton (which became parts of the parish of Bristol on 1.4.1951) to Bristol registration district.

2806 in 1951

(d)

Gained parts of the parishes of Clevedon, Easton-in-Gordano and Portishead (which until 1.4.1951 formed parts of the parish of Bristol) from Bristol registration district.

421 in 1951

1.4.1974

(e)

Lost the parishes of Barrow Gurney and Dundry to Bristol registration district.

1543 in 1971

(f)

Lost parts of the parishes of Blagdon and Burrington (which became parts of the parish of Priddy on 1.4.1974) to Mendip registration district.

410 in 1971

(g)

Lost the parishes of Axbridge, Badgworth, Berrow, Brean, Brent Knoll, Burnham on Sea & Highbridge, Burnham Without, Chapel Allerton, Cheddar, Compton Bishop, East Brent, Lympsham, Mark, Shipham, Weare and Wedmore, to Sedgemoor registration district.

26865 in 1971

1.4.1982

(h)

Lost parts of the parish of Long Ashton (which became parts of the parishes of Barrow Gurney and Dundry on 1.4.1982) to Bristol registration district.

n/a

(i)

Gained parts of the parishes of Long Ashton and Winford (which until 1.4.1982 formed parts of the parishes of Barrow Gurney and Dundry) from Bristol registration district.

n/a

1.4.1983

(j)

Lost parts of the parishes of Bleadon and Winscombe (which became parts of the parishes of Lympsham and Shipham on 1.4.1983) to Sedgemoor registration district.

n/a

(k)

Gained parts of the parishes of Churchill and Winscombe (which until 1.4.1983 formed parts of the parish of Shipham) from Sedgemoor registration district.

n/a

1.4.1996 (abolished)

(l)

Lost the Woodspring unparished area (which became the North Somerset unparished area on 1.4.1996) and the parishes of Abbots Leigh, Backwell, Banwell, Blagdon, Bleadon, Brockley, Burrington, Butcombe, Churchill, Clapton-in-Gordano, Cleeve, Clevedon, Congresbury, Easton-in-Gordano, Flax Bourton, Hutton, Kenn, Kewstoke, Kingston Seymour, Locking, Long Ashton, Loxton, Nailsea, Portbury, Portishead & North Weston, Puxton, Tickenham, Walton-in-Gordano, Weston-in-Gordano, Wick St. Lawrence, Winford, Winscombe & Sandford, Wraxall, Wrington and Yatton, to North Somerset registration district.

n/a



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