Registration Districts in Devon

REGISTRATION DISTRICTS IN DEVON

The list below shows the civil registration districts in Devon (sometimes known as "Devonshire") since 1837. The same districts were used to compile the census returns for the years 1851 to 1921.

For the purposes of these pages, "Devon" refers to:

the ancient county of Devon (1837–89), including the county of the city of Exeter
the administrative county of Devon (1889–1974), with the county boroughs of Devonport (1914–74), Exeter, Plymouth, Torbay (1968–74)
the non-metropolitan county of Devon (from 1974), with the unitary authorities of Plymouth and Torbay (from 1998).

Click on a district name in the table below to see the places and dates covered, or see the Index of Place Names for the whole of England and Wales.

Registration District	Registration County	From	To	Comments
Axminster	Devon	1837	1936	Abolished 1.7.1936 and divided between Honiton and Bridport registration districts.
Barnstaple	Devon	1837	1998	Renamed 1.4.1998 to become North Devon registration district.
Bideford	Devon	1837	1998	Abolished 1.4.1998 and added to Torridge registration district.
Chard	Somerset	1837	1895	Partly in Devon until 1.6.1895.
Crediton	Devon	1837	1936	Abolished 1.7.1936 and added to Devon Central registration district.
Devon	Devon	2007		Created 1.4.2007 from East Devon, Exeter, Mid Devon, North Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Torridge and West Devon registration districts.
Devon Central	Devon	1936	1974	Created 1.7.1936 out of St. Thomas, Crediton and Honiton registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Exeter, Tiverton and Honiton registration districts.
Devonport	Devon	1898	1937	Created 9.11.1898 out of Stoke Damerel and Plympton St. Mary registration districts. Abolished 1.7.1937 and added to Plymouth registration district.
Dulverton	Somerset	1862	1896	Partly in Devon from 24.1.1862 to 31.3.1896.
East Devon	Devon	1998	2007	Created 1.4.1998 from Honiton and Exeter registration districts. Abolished 1.4.2007 and added to Devon registration district.
East Stonehouse	Devon	1837	1937	Abolished 1.7.1937 and added to Plymouth registration district.
Exeter	Devon	1837	2007	Abolished 1.4.2007 and added to Devon registration district.
Holsworthy	Devon	1837	1998	Abolished 1.4.1998 and added to Torridge registration district.
Honiton	Devon	1837	1998	Abolished 1.4.1998 and added to East Devon registration district.
Kingsbridge	Devon	1837	1998	Abolished 1.4.1998 and added to South Hams registration district.
Launceston	Cornwall	1837	1936	Partly in Devon until 1.7.1936.
Mid Devon	Devon	1978	2007	Created 1.7.1978 by renaming Tiverton registration district. Abolished 1.4.2007 and added to Devon registration district.
Newton Abbot	Devon	1837	1998	Abolished 1.4.1998 and divided between Teignbridge and South Hams registration districts.
North Devon	Devon	1998	2007	Created 1.4.1998 by renaming Barnstaple registration district. Abolished 1.4.2007 and added to Devon registration district.
Okehampton	Devon	1837	1998	Abolished 1.4.1998 and added to West Devon registration district.
Plymouth	Devon	1837
Plympton	Devon	1936	1974	Created 1.7.1936 by renaming Plympton St. Mary registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Plymouth registration district.
Plympton St. Mary	Devon	1837	1936	Renamed 1.7.1936 to become Plympton registration district.
South Hams	Devon	1998	2007	Created 1.4.1998 out of Kingsbridge, Newton Abbot, Plymouth and Torbay registration districts. Abolished 1.4.2007 and added to Devon registration district.
South Molton	Devon	1837	1936	Abolished 1.7.1936 and added to Barnstaple registration district.
St. Germans	Cornwall	1837	1895	Partly in Devon unil 1.4.1895.
St. Thomas	Devon	1837	1936	Abolished 1.7.1936 and divided between Devon Central, Exeter and Honiton registration districts.
Stoke Damerel	Devon	1837	1898	Abolished 9.11.1898 and added to Devonport registration district.
Taunton	Somerset	1837	1896	Partly in Devon until 30.9.1896.
Tavistock	Devon	1837	1998	Abolished 1.4.1998 and added to West Devon registration district.
Teignbridge	Devon	1998	2007	Created 1.4.1998 out of Newton Abbot registration district. Abolished 1.4.2007 and added to Devon registration district.
Tiverton	Devon	1837	1978	Renamed 1.7.1978 to become Mid Devon registration district.
Torbay	Devon	1968		Created 1.4.1968 out of Totnes and Newton Abbot registration districts.
Torridge	Devon	1998	2007	Created 1.4.1998 from Bideford and Holsworthy registration districts. Abolished 1.4.2007 and added to Devon registration district.
Torrington	Devon	1837	1936	Abolished 1.7.1936 and added to Bideford registration district.
Totnes	Devon	1837	1968	Abolished 1.4.1968 and divided between Newton Abbot and Torbay registration districts.
Wellington	Somerset	1837	1936	Partly in Devon until 1.4.1936.
West Devon	Devon	1998	2007	Created 1.4.1998 from Tavistock and Okehampton registration districts. Abolished 1.4.2007 and added to Devon registration district.

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