Langport Registration District

LANGPORT REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Somerset.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1936 (added to Bridgwater registration district).
Sub-districts : Curry Rivell; Langport; Somerton.
GRO volumes : X (1837–51); 5c (1852–1936).
District number : 155c (1841–46); 317 (1847–69); 308 (1870–1908); 307 (1909–36).

Table 1: List of Places in Langport Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Aller	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Babcary	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Barrington	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Barton St. David	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Beercrocombe	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Charlton Adam	Somerset	1837	1887	Abolished 24.3.1887 and divided between the parishes of Charlton Mackrell, Compton Dundon and Kingweston.
Charlton Mackrell	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Compton Dundon	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Curry Mallet	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Curry Rivel	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (c), (f) and (h).
Drayton	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Earnshill	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Curry Rivel.
Fivehead	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
High Ham	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Huish Episcopi	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Isle Abbotts	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (b), (c) and (h).
Isle Brewers	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Keinton Mandeville	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Kingsbury Episcopi	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (c), (f) and (h).
Kingsdon	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (f) and (h).
Kingweston	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Langport	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Long Sutton	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Muchelney	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Pitney	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (h).
Puckington	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Somerton	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (a), (f) and (h).
South Bradon	Somerset	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 and divided between the parishes of Puckington, Isle Brewers and Kingsbury Episcopi.
Swell	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Fivehead. See also Table 2, notes (c), (d) and (e).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Langport Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
25.3.1883	(a)	Gained part of the parish of Somerton (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Tintinhull) from Yeovil registration district.	21 in 1891
25.3.1885	(b)	Lost detached part of the parishes of Barrington and Isle Abbotts (which became parts of the parishes of Ashill and Broadway on 25.3.1885) to Chard registration district.	101 in 1891
	(c)	Gained parts of the parishes of Curry Rivel, Isle Abbotts, Kingsbury Episcopi and Swell (which until 25.3.1885 formed detached parts of the parishes of Broadway, Buckland St. Mary, Shepton Beauchamp and Whitelackington) from Chard registration district.	0 in 1891
	(d)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Swell (which was added to the parish of Stoke St. Gregory on 25.3.1885) to Taunton registration district.	0 in 1891
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Swell (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Hatch Beauchamp) from Taunton registration district.	0 in 1891
	(f)	Gained parts of the parishes of Curry Rivell, Kingsbury Episcopi, Kingsdon and Somerton (which until 25.3.1885 formed detached parts of the parishes of Martock and Tintinhull) from Yeovil registration district.	0 in 1891
25.3.1886	(g)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Puckington (which was added to the parish of Ilminster on 25.3.1886) to Chard registration district.	0 in 1891
1.4.1936 (abolished)	(h)	Lost the parishes of Aller, Babcary, Barrington, Barton St. David, Beercrocombe, Charlton Mackrell, Compton Dundon, Curry Mallet, Curry Rivel, Drayton, Fivehead, High Ham, Huish Episcopi, Isle Abbots, Isle Brewers, Keinton Mandeville, Kingsbury Episcopi, Kingsdon, Kingweston, Langport, Long Sutton, Muchelney, Pitney, Puckington and Somerton, to Bridgwater registration district.	12527 in 1931

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