Honiton Registration District

HONITON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Devon.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1998 (to become part of East Devon registration district).
Sub-districts : Axminster, Honiton, Ottery St. Mary, Sidmouth
GRO volumes : X (1837–51), 5b (1852–1946), 7A (1946–74), 21 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Devon.

Table 1: List of Places in Honiton Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Awliscombe	Devon	1837
Axminster	Devon	1953		Created 1.4.1953 by renaming the parish of Axminster Town.
Axminster Hamlets	Devon	1936	1962	Abolished 1.4.1962 to become parts of the parishes of Axminster and Chardstock. See also Table 2, note (c).
Axminster Town	Devon	1936	1953	Abolished 1.4.1953 to become the parish of Axminster. See also Table 2, note (c).
Axmouth	Devon	1936		See Table 2, note (c).
Beer	Devon	1936		See Table 2, note (c).
Branscombe	Devon	1837
Broadhembury	Devon	1837
Buckerell	Devon	1837
Chardstock	Devon	1936		See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).
Colyton	Devon	1936		See Table 2, note (c).
Combe Raleigh	Devon	1837
Combpyne	Devon	1936	1939	Abolished 1.4.1939 to become part of the parish of Combpyne Rousdon. See also Table 2, note (c).
Combpyne Rousdon	Devon	1939		Created 1.4.1939 out of the parishes of Axmouth, Combpyne, and Rousdon.
Cotleigh	Devon	1837
Dalwood	Devon	1936		See Table 2, note (c).
Dunkeswell	Devon	1837
Farway	Devon	1837		See Table 2, note (d).
Feniton	Devon	1837
Gittisham	Devon	1837
Harpford	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Hawkchurch	Devon	1936		See Table 2, notes (c), (h) and (i).
Honiton	Devon	1837
Kilmington	Devon	1936		See Table 2, note (c).
Luppitt	Devon	1837
Membury	Devon	1936		See Table 2, note (c).
Monkton	Devon	1837
Musbury	Devon	1936		See Table 2, note (c).
Newton Poppleford & Harpford	Devon	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
Northleigh	Devon	1837
Offwell	Devon	1837
Ottery St. Mary	Devon	1837
Payhembury	Devon	1837
Plymtree	Devon	1837
Rousdon	Devon	1936	1939	Abolished 1.4.1939 to become part of the parish of Combpyne Rousdon. See also Table 2, note (c).
Salcombe Regis	Devon	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of the parish of Sidmouth.
Seaton	Devon	1936		See Table 2, note (c).
Sheldon	Devon	1837		See Table 2, note (g).
Shute	Devon	1936		See Table 2, note (c).
Sidbury	Devon	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of the parish of Sidmouth.
Sidmouth	Devon	1837		See Table 2, note (f).
Southleigh	Devon	1837		See Table 2, note (a).
Stockland	Devon	1936		See Table 2, note (c).
Talaton	Devon	1837
Uplyme	Devon	1936		See Table 2, note (c).
Upottery	Devon	1837
Venn Ottery	Devon	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Harpford.
Widworthy	Devon	1837
Yarcombe	Devon	1895		See Table 2, note (b).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Honiton Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
25.3.1885	(a)	Gained part of the parish of Southleigh (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Colyton) from Axminster registration district.	36 in 1891
1.6.1895	(b)	Gained the parish of Yarcombe from Chard registration district.	647 in 1891
1.7.1936	(c)	Gained the parishes of Axminster Hamlets, Axminster Town, Axmouth, Beer, Chardstock, Colyton, Combpyne, Dalwood, Hawkchurch, Kilmington, Membury, Musbury, Rousdon, Seaton, Shute, Stockland, and Uplyme, from Axminster registration district.	15085 in 1931
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Farway (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Colyton) from Axminster registration district.	0 in 1931
	(e)	Lost the parish of Harpford to Devon Central registration district.	327 in 1931
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Sidmouth (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Otterton) from St. Thomas registration district.	0 in 1931
	(g)	Lost part of the parish of Sheldon (which became part of the parish of Kentisbeare on 1.4.1935) to Tiverton registration district.	0 in 1931
1.4.1966	(h)	Lost parts of the parish of Hawkchurch (which became parts of the parishes of Marshwood, Thorncombe, Whitechurch Canonicorum, and Wootton Fitzpaine on 1.4.1966) to Bridport registration district.
	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Hawkchurch (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Wootton Fitzpaine) from Bridport registration district.
	(j)	Lost parts of the parish of Chardstock (which became parts of the parishes of Chard and Wambrook on 1.4.1966) to Chard registration district.
1.4.1974	(k)	Gained the parish of Newton Poppleford & Harpford from Devon Central registration district.	1352 in 1971
1.4.1998 (abolished)	(l)	Lost the constituent parishes of Awliscombe, Axminster, Axmouth, Beer, Branscombe, Broadhembury, Buckerell, Chardstock, Colyton, Combe Raleigh, Combpyne Rousdon, Cotleigh, Dalwood, Dunkeswell, Farway, Feniton, Gittisham, Hawkchurch, Honiton, Kilmington, Luppitt, Membury, Monkton, Musbury, Newton Poppleford & Harpford, Northleigh, Offwell, Ottery St. Mary, Payhembury, Plymtree, Seaton, Sheldon, Shute, Sidmouth, Southleigh, Stockland, Talaton, Uplyme, Upottery, Widworthy, and Yarcombe, to East Devon registration district.

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