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The list below shows the civil registration districts in Dorset (sometimes known as "Dorsetshire") since 1837. The same districts were used to compile the census returns for the years 1851 to 1911.
For the purposes of these pages, "Dorset" refers to:
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 |
Partly in Dorset until 1.7.1936. |
Beaminster | Dorset |
1837 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of Bridport registration district. |
Blandford | Dorset |
1837 |
1956 |
Abolished 1.7.1956 to become part of Poole registration district. |
Bournemouth | Dorset |
1974 |
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Transferred from Hampshire on 1.4.1974. |
Bridport | Dorset |
1837 |
1997 |
Abolished 1.4.1997 to become West Dorset registration district. |
Cerne | Dorset |
1837 |
1838 |
Abolished 15.1.1838 to become part of Dorchester registration district. |
Chard | Somerset |
1837 |
1895 |
Partly in Dorset until 30.9.1895. |
Dorchester | Dorset |
1837 |
1949 |
Abolished 1.7.1949 to become part of Weymouth registration district. |
Dorset | Dorset |
2005 |
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Created 17.10.2005 from East Dorset, North Dorset, and South & West Dorset registration districts. |
East Dorset | Dorset |
1997 |
2005 |
Created 1.4.1997 out of Bournemouth and Poole registration districts. Abolished 17.10.2005 to become part of Dorset registration district. |
Mere | Wiltshire |
1837 |
1896 |
Partly in Dorset until 1.11.1896 |
North Dorset | Dorset |
1974 |
2005 |
Created 1.4.1974 out of Poole and Sturminster registration districts. Abolished 17.10.2005 to become part of Dorset registration district. |
Poole | Dorset |
1837 |
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Shaftesbury | Dorset |
1837 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of Sturminster registration district. |
Sherborne | Dorset |
1837 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of Sturminster registration district. |
South Dorset | Dorset |
1997 |
2001 |
Created 1.4.1997 out of Weymouth and Poole registration districts. Abolished 1.10.2001 to become part of South & West Dorset registration district. |
South & West Dorset | Dorset |
2001 |
2005 |
Created 1.10.2001 from South Dorset and West Dorset registration districts. Abolished 17.10.2005 to become part of Dorset registration district. |
Sturminster | Dorset |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of North Dorset registration district. |
Wareham | Dorset |
1837 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of Poole registration district. |
West Dorset | Dorset |
1997 |
2001 |
Created 1.4.1997 out of Bridport registration districts. Abolished 1.10.2001 to become part of South & West Dorset registration district. |
Weymouth | Dorset |
1837 |
1997 |
Abolished 1.4.1997 to become part of South Dorset registration district. |
Wimborne | Dorset |
1837 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of Blandford registration district. |
Wincanton | Dorset |
1837 |
1895 |
Partly in Dorset until 1.6.1895. |
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