Chard Registration District

CHARD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Somerset.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1974 (to become part of Yeovil registration district).
Sub-districts : Chard, Combe St. Nicholas, Crewkerne, Ilminster.
GRO volumes : X (1837–51), 5c (1852–1946), 7C (1946–74).
Registers currently held at : Somerset and Devon.

Table 1: List of Places in Chard Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Ashill	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (u).
Barwick	Somerset	1936	1967	See Table 2, notes (l) and (t).
Broadway	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (b), (c), (d), (h) and (u).
Brympton	Somerset	1936	1967	See Table 2, notes (l) and (t).
Buckland St. Mary	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (u).
Chaffcombe	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (u).
Chard	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (m), (n), (s) and (u).
Chard Borough	Somerset	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of the parish of Chard. See also Table 2, note (u)
Chillington	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (u).
Closworth	Somerset	1936	1967	See Table 2, notes (l) and (t).
Combe St. Nicholas	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (u).
Crewkerne	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (u).
Cricket Malherbie	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Knowle St. Giles.
Cricket St. Thomas	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (u).
Cudworth	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (u).
Dinnington	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (u).
Donyatt	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (u).
Dowlish Wake	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (u).
East Chinnock	Somerset	1936	1967	See Table 2, notes (l) and (t).
East Coker	Somerset	1936	1967	See Table 2, notes (l) and (t).
Hardington Mandeville	Somerset	1936	1967	See Table 2, notes (l) and (t).
Haslebury Plucknett	Somerset	1936	1967	See Table 2, notes (l) and (t).
Hinton St. George	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (u).
Ilminster	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (i) and (u).
Ilminster Without	Somerset	1899	1974	Created 15.4.1899 from the rural part of the parish of Ilminster. See also Table 2, note (u).
Ilton	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (u).
Kingstone	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (u).
Knowle St. Giles	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (u).
Lopen	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (u).
Merriot	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (u).
Misterton	Somerset	1895	1974	See Table 2, notes (j), (o) and (u).
North Perrott	Somerset	1936	1967	See Table 2, notes (l) and (t).
Odcombe	Somerset	1936	1967	See Table 2, notes (l) and (t).
Seavington St. Mary	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (u).
Seavington St. Michael	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (u).
Shepton Beauchamp	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (f) and (u).
Stocklinch	Somerset	1884	1974	Created 24.3.1884 out of the parishes of Stocklinch Ottersey and Stocklinch Magdalen. See also Table 2, note (u).
Stocklinch Magdalen	Somerset	1837	1884	Abolished 24.3.1884 to become part of the parish of Stocklinch.
Stocklinch Ottersey	Somerset	1837	1884	Abolished 24.3.1884 to become part of the parish of Stocklinch.
Wambrook	Dorset	1837	1895	Transferred from Dorset to Devon on 30.9.1895. See also Table 2, notes (s) and (u).
Wambrook	Somerset	1895	1974
Wayford	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (p) and (u).
West Chinnock	Somerset	1936	1967	See Table 2, notes (l) and (t).
West Coker	Somerset	1936	1967	See Table 2, notes (l) and (t).
West Crewkerne	Somerset	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Crewkerne. See also Table 2, notes (q) and (u).
West Dowlish	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Dowlish Wake.
Whitelackington	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (g) and (u).
Whitestaunton	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (u).
Winsham	Somerset	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (r) and (u).
Yarcombe	Devon	1837	1895	See Table 2, note (k).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Chard Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
25.3.1885	(a)	Gained part of the parish of Ashill (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Isle Abbotts, including Kenny and Stewley) from Langport registration district.	80 in 1891
	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Broadway, near Oath Hill (which became part of the parish of Curry Rivel on 25.3.1885) to Langport registration district.	0 in 1891
	(c)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Broadway, comprising part of West Sedgmoor (which became part of the parish of Swell on 25.3.1885) to Langport registration district.	0 in 1891
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Broadway (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Barrington, including the hamlet of Barrington Hill) from Langport registration district.	21 in 1891
	(e)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Buckland St. Mary (which became part of the parish of Curry Rivel on 25.3.1885) to Langport registration district.	0 in 1891
	(f)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Shepton Beauchamp (which became part of the parish of Kingsbury Episcopi on 25.3.1885) to Langport registration district.	0 in 1891
	(g)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Whitelackington, near Isle Brewers Bridge (which became part of the parish of Isle Abbotts on 25.3.1885) to Langport registration district.	0 in 1891
	(h)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Broadway, including Capland (which became part of the parish of Hatch Beauchamp on 25.3.1885) to Taunton registration district.	66 in 1891
25.3.1886	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Ilminster (which until 25.3.1886 formed a detached part of the parish of Puckington, including Puckwell Mead) from Langport registration district.	0 in 1891
1.6.1895	(j)	Gained the parish of Misterton from Beaminster registration district.	677 in 1891
1.6.1895	(k)	Lost the parish of Yarcombe to Honiton registration district.	647 in 1891
1.4.1936	(l)	Gained the parishes of Barwick, Brympton, Closworth, East Chinnock, East Coker, Hardington Mandeville, Haselbury Plucknett, North Perrott, Odcombe, West Chinnock, and West Coker, from Yeovil registration district.	5266 in 1931
1.4.1966	(m)	Lost part of the parish of Chard (which became part of the parish of Thorncombe on 1.4.1966) to Bridport registration district.
	(n)	Gained part of the parish of Chard (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Thorncombe) from Bridport registration district.
	(o)	Gained part of the parish of Misterton (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of South Perrott) from Bridport registration district.
	(p)	Lost part of the parish of Wayford (which became part of the parish of Broadwinsor on 1.4.1966) to Bridport registration district.
	(q)	Gained part of the parish of West Crewkerne (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Broadwinsor) from Bridport registration district.
	(r)	Lost part of the parish of Winsham (which became part of the parish of Broadwinsor on 1.4.1966) to Bridport registration district.
	(s)	Lost parts of the parishes of Chard and Wambrook (which became parts of the parish of Chardstock on 1.4.1966) to Honiton registration district.
1.4.1967	(t)	Lost the parishes of Barwick, Brympton, Closworth, East Chinnock, East Coker, Hardington Mandeville, Haselbury Plucknett, North Perrott, Odcombe, West Chinnock, and West Coker, to Yeovil registration district.
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(u)	Lost the constituent parishes of Ashill, Broadway, Buckland St. Mary, Chaffcombe, Chard, Chard Borough, Chillington, Combe St. Nicholas, Crewkerne, Cricket St. Thomas, Cudworth, Dinnington, Donyatt, Dowlish Wake, Hinton St. George, Ilminster, Ilminster Without, Ilton, Kingstone, Knowle St. Giles, Lopen, Merriot, Misterton, Seavington St. Mary, Seavington St. Michael, Shepton Beauchamp, Stocklinch, Wambrook, Wayford, West Crewkerne, Whitelackington, Whitestaunton, and Winsham, to Yeovil registration district.	20869 in 1971

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