List of Districts |
Table 1: List of Places in Shaftesbury Registration District
Civil Parish |
County |
From |
To |
Comments |
Alcester |
1894 |
1921 |
Created 1894 out of the parish of St. James. Abolished 9.11.1921 and added to the parish of Shaftesbury. |
|
Ashmore |
1837 |
1937 |
See Table 2, note (d). |
|
Bourton |
1896 |
1937 |
See Table 2, notes (b) and (d). |
|
Buckhorn Weston |
1895 |
1937 |
See Table 2, notes (a) and (d). |
|
Cann |
1837 |
1937 |
See Table 2, note (d). |
|
Compton Abbas |
1837 |
1937 |
See Table 2, note (d). |
|
East Orchard |
1837 |
1937 |
See Table 2, note (d). |
|
East Stour |
1837 |
1937 |
See Table 2, note (d). |
|
Fontmell Magna |
1837 |
1937 |
See Table 2, note (d). |
|
Gillingham |
1837 |
1937 |
See Table 2, note (d). |
|
Holy Trinity |
1837 |
1894 |
Abolished 1894 and divided between the parishes of Shaftesbury and Cann. |
|
Iwerne Courtney |
1915 |
1915 |
That part which until 1.4.1915 formed part of the parish of Iwerne Minster. See also Table 2, note (c). |
|
Iwerne Minster |
1837 |
1937 |
See Table 2, notes (c) and (d). |
|
Kington Magna |
1895 |
1937 |
See Table 2, notes (a) and (d). |
|
Margaret Marsh |
1837 |
1937 |
See Table 2, note (d). |
|
Melbury Abbas |
1837 |
1937 |
See Table 2, note (d). |
|
Motcombe |
1837 |
1937 |
See Table 2, note (d). |
|
Shaftesbury |
1894 |
1937 |
Created 1894 from the parts of the parishes of St. Peter, Holy Trinity and St. James, in Shaftesbury Municipal Borough. See also Table 2, note (d). |
|
Silton |
1896 |
1937 |
See Table 2, notes (b) and (d). |
|
St. James |
1837 |
1894 |
Abolished 1894 and divided between the parishes of Shaftesbury, Alcester and Cann. |
|
St. Peter |
1837 |
1894 |
Abolished 1894 andi ncorporated into the parishes of Shaftesbury and Cann. |
|
Stour Provost |
1837 |
1937 |
See Table 2, note (d). |
|
Sutton Waldron |
1837 |
1937 |
See Table 2, note (d). |
|
Todber |
1837 |
1937 |
See Table 2, note (d). |
|
West Orchard |
1837 |
1937 |
See Table 2, note (d). |
|
West Stour |
1837 |
1937 |
See Table 2, note (d). |
Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Shaftesbury Registration District
Date of Change |
Note |
Description of Change |
Population transferred |
1.6.1895 |
(a) |
Gained the parishes of Buckhorne Weston and Kington Magna from Wincanton registration district. |
918 in 1891 |
1.11.1896 |
(b) |
Gained the parishes of Bourton and Silton from Mere registration district. |
994 in 1891 |
1.8.1915 |
(c) |
Lost the part in the parish of Iwerne Courtney (which until 1.4.1915 formed part of the parish of Iwerne Minster) to Blandford registration district. |
0 in 1911 |
1.4.1937 (abolished) |
(d) |
Lost the parishes of Ashmore, Bourton, Buckhorn Weston, Cann, Compton Abbas, East Orchard, East Stour, Fontmell Magna, Gillingham, Iwerne Minster, Kington Magna, Margaret Marsh, Melbury Abbas, Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Silton, Stour Provost, Sutton Waldron, Todber, West Orchard and West Stour, to Sturminster registration district. |
11458 in 1931 |
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