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BRISTOL REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Table 1A: List of Places in Bristol Registration District (1837–1974)

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

All Saints

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and added to the parish of Central Bristol.

Bristol

Gloucestershire

1898

1974

Created 1.4.1898 from the parishes of North Bristol, South Bristol, St. George, Central Bristol and Stapleton. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) to (x).

Castle Precincts

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and added to the parish of Central Bristol.

Central Bristol

Gloucestershire

1896

1898

Created 30.9.1896 from the parishes of St. Paul In, St. Augustine, St. James In, St. Michael, St. Mary Redcliff, Temple, St. Philip & St. Jacob In, St. Stephen, Castle Precincts, St. Nicholas, St. Peter, St. Thomas, St. John The Baptist, All Saints, Christchurch, St. Ewen, St. Mary-le-Port and St. Leonard. Abolished 1.4.1898 and added to the parish of Bristol.

Christchurch

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and added to the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Augustine

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and added to the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Ewen

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and added to the parish of Central Bristol.

St. James In

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and added to the parish of Central Bristol.

St. John the Baptist

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and added to the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Leonard

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and added to the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Mary-le-Port

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and added to the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Mary Redcliffe

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and added to the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Michael

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and added to the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Nicholas

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and added to the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Paul In

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and added to the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Peter

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and added to the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Philip & St. Jacob In

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and added to the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Stephen

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and added to the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Thomas

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and added to the parish of Central Bristol.

Stoke Gifford

Gloucestershire

1935

1937

That part which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Bristol. See also Table 2, note (n).

Temple

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and added to the parish of Central Bristol.


Table 1B: List of Places in Bristol Registration District (1974–96)

All the areas in Bristol registration district became part of the county of Avon on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish
(*or Unparished Area)

County

From

To

Comments

Almondsbury

Avon

1981

1996

See Table 2, notes (dd) and (kk).

Alveston

Avon

1981

1996

See Table 2, notes (dd) and (kk).

Aust

Avon

1981

1996

See Table 2, notes (dd) and (kk).

Barrow Gurney

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (bb), (ff), (ee) and (jj).

Bitton

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (z) and (kk).

Bradley Stoke

Avon

1992

1996

Created 1.4.1992 out of the parishes of Almondsbury, Patchway, Stoke Gifford and Winterbourne. See also Table 2, note (kk).

Bristol*

Avon

1974

1996

Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish of Bristol.

Charfield

Avon

1981

1996

See Table 2, notes (dd), (gg), (hh) and (kk).

Cromhall

Avon

1981

1996

See Table 2, notes (dd) and (kk).

Dundry

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (bb), (ff), (ee) and (jj).

Falfield

Avon

1981

1996

See Table 2, notes (dd), (gg) and (kk).

Filton

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (aa) and (kk).

Hanham Abbots

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (z) and (kk).

Hill

Avon

1981

1996

See Table 2, notes (dd) and (kk).

Kingswood*

Avon

1974

1996

Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Kingswood and Mangotsfield Urban. See also Table 2, notes (z) and (kk).

Mangotsfield Rural

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (z) and (kk).

Oldbury upon Severn

Avon

1981

1996

See Table 2, notes (dd) and (kk).

Oldland

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (z) and (kk).

Olveston

Avon

1981

1996

See Table 2, notes (dd) and (kk).

Patchway

Avon

1981

1996

See Table 2, notes (dd) and (kk).

Pilning & Severn Beach

Avon

1981

1996

See Table 2, notes (dd) and (kk).

Rangeworthy

Avon

1981

1996

See Table 2, notes (dd) and (kk).

Rockhampton

Avon

1981

1996

See Table 2, notes (dd) and (kk).

Siston

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (z) and (kk).

Stoke Gifford

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (aa) and (kk).

Thornbury

Avon

1981

1996

See Table 2, notes (dd) and (kk).

Tortworth

Avon

1981

1996

See Table 2, notes (dd) and (kk).

Tytherington

Avon

1981

1996

See Table 2, notes (dd) and (kk).

Whitchurch

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (y), (cc) and (ii).

Wick & Abson

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (aa) and (kk).

Winterbourne

Avon

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (aa) and (kk).


Table 1C: List of Places in Bristol Registration District (from 1996)

All the areas in Bristol registration district became part of the county of Bristol on 1.4.1996.

Civil Parish
(*or Unparished Area)

County

From

To

Comments

Bristol*

Bristol

1996

Unparished area of the city of Bristol.


Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Bristol Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

1.1.1899

(a)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1898 formed the parishes of North Bristol, St. George and Stapleton and part of the parish of Horfield) from Barton Regis registration district.

179995 in 1891

(b)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1898 formed the parish of South Bristol and parts of the parishes of Bedminster, Easton-in-Gordano, Long Ashton, Portbury and Portishead) from Bedminster registration district.

53406 in 1891

(c)

Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1898 formed part of the parish of Brislington) from Keynsham registration district.

330 in 1891

1.1.1902

(d)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1901 formed parts of the parishes of Henbury and Shirehampton) from Barton Regis registration district.

421 in 1901

1.7.1903

(e)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1902 formed parts of the parishes of Henbury and Shirehampton) from Barton Regis registration district.

0 in 1901

1.1.1905

(f)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1904 formed part of the parish of Henbury and the parishes of Horfield, Shirehampton and Westbury on Trym) from Barton Regis registration district.

6976 in 1901

1.1.1919

(g)

Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1918 formed part of the parish of Easton-in-Gordano) from Long Ashton registration district.

16 in 1911

(h)

Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1918 formed part of the parish of Henbury) from Thornbury registration district.

50 in 1911

1.11.1926

(i)

Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1926 formed part of the parish of Portishead) from Long Ashton registration district.

7 in 1921

(j)

Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1926 formed part of the parish of Henbury) from Thornbury registration district.

19 in 1921

1.4.1936

(k)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.8.1930 and 1.4.1933 formed parts of the parishes of Brislington and Whitchurch) from Keynsham registration district.

4307 in 1931

(l)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.8.1930 and 1.4.1933 formed parts of the parishes of Bishopworth and Portishead) from Long Ashton registration district.

3526 in 1921

1.4.1937

(m)

Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.4.1935 formed parts of the parishes of Fliton and Winterbourne) from Chipping Sodbury registration district.

300 in 1931

(n)

Lost the part in the parish of Stoke Gifford (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Bristol) to Sodbury registration district.

0 in 1931

1.4.1951

(o)

Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.4.1951 formed part of the parish of Whitchurch) from Bathavon registration district.

1562 in 1951

(p)

Lost parts of the parish of Bristol (which became parts of the parishes of Clevedon, Easton-in-Gordano and Portishead on 1.4.1951) to Weston-super-Mare registration district.

421 in 1951

(q)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.4.1951 formed parts of the parishes of Bishopsworth, Dundry, Easton-in-Gordano and Long Ashton) from Weston-super-Mare registration district.

2806 in 1951

1.4.1966

(r)

Lost part of the parish of Bristol (which was added to the parish of Keynsham on 1.4.1966) to Bathavon registration district.

2 in 1961

(s)

Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Whitchurch) from Bathavon registration district.

158 in 1961

(t)

Lost part of the parish of Bristol (which was added to the parish of Kingswood on 1.4.1966) to Kingswood registration district.

46 in 1961

(u)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Kingswood and Mangotsfield Urban) from Kingswood registration district.

1485 in 1961

(v)

Lost part of the parish of Bristol (which was added to the parish of Winterbourne on 1.4.1966) to Sodbury registration district.

615 in 1961

(w)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Filton, Stoke Gifford and Winterbourne) from Sodbury registration district.

0 in 1961

(x)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Almondsbury and Redwick & Northwick) from Thornbury registration district.

10 in 1961

1.4.1974

(y)

Gained the parish of Whitchurch from Bathavon registration district.

843 in 1971

(z)

Gained the parishes of Bitton, Hanham Abbots, Mangotsfield Rural, Oldland and Silston and the unparished areas of Kingswood and Mangotsfield from Kingswood registration district.

77432 in 1971

(aa)

Gained the parishes of Filton, Stoke Gifford, Wick & Abson and Winterbourne, from Sodbury registration district.

28984 in 1971

(bb)

Gained the parishes of Barrow Gurney and Dundry from Weston-super-Mare registration district.

1543 in 1971

1.4.1981

(cc)

Lost part of the parish of Whitchurch (which was added to the Wansdyke unparished area on 1.4.1981) to Bath registration district.

n/a

1.10.1981

(dd)

Gained the parishes of Almondsbury, Alveston, Aust, Charfield, Cromhall, Falfield, Hill, Oldbury upon Severn, Olveston, Patchway, Pilning & Severn Beach, Rangeworthy, Rockhampton, Thornbury, Tortworth and Tytherington, from Thornbury registration district.

n/a

1.4.1982

(ee)

Lost parts of the parishes of Barrow Gurney and Dundry (which became parts of the parishes of Long Ashton and Winford on 1.4.1982) to Weston-super-Mare registration district.

n/a

(ff)

Gained parts of the parishes of Barrow Gurney and Dundry (which until 1.4.1982 formed parts of the parish of Long Ashton) from Weston-super-Mare registration district.

n/a

1.4.1991

(gg)

Lost parts of the parishes of Charfield and Falfield (which became parts of the parishes of Alkington, Ham & Stone and Kingswood on 1.4.1991) to Stroud registration district.

n/a

(hh)

Gained parts of the parish of Charfield (which until 1.4.1991 formed parts of the parishes of Alkington and Kingswood) from Stroud registration district.

n/a

1.4.1996

(ii)

Lost the parish of Whitchurch to Bath & North East Somerset registration district.

n/a

(jj)

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

n/a

(kk)

Lost the Kingswood unparished area (which was added to the South Gloucestershire unparished area on 1.4.1996) and the parishes of Almondsbury, Alveston, Aust, Bitton, Bradley Stoke, Charfield, Cromhall, Falfield, Filton, Hanham Abbots, Hill, Mangotsfield Rural, Oldbury upon Severn, Oldland, Olveston, Patchway, Pilning & Severn Beach, Rangeworthy, Rockhampton, Siston, Stoke Gifford, Thornbury, Tortworth, Tytherington, Wick & Abson and Winterbourne, to South Gloucestershire registration district.

n/a



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