Bedminster Registration District

BEDMINSTER REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Somerset.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished: 1.1.1899 (incorporated into Bristol and Long Ashton registration districts).
Sub-districts : Bedminster, Long Ashton, St. George, Yatton.
GRO volumes : XI (1837–51), 5c (1852–99).
Registers now held by : Somerset and Bristol.

Table 1: List of Places in Bedminster Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Abbots Leigh	Somerset	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (m).
Backwell	Somerset	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (m).
Barrow Gurney	Somerset	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (m).
Bedminster	Somerset	1837	1889	In 1889 the part of the parish of Bedminster in Bristol County Borough became part of Somerset, in 1894 the remaining part of the parish in Gloucestershire became the separate parish of Bedminster Without, so that thereafter Bedminster was wholly in Somerset. Abolished 30.9.1896 and incorporated into the parish of South Bristol.
	Gloucestershire and Somerset	1889	1894
	Gloucestershire	1894	1896
Bedminster Without	Somerset	1894	1899	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Bedminster. Abolished 1.10.1898 and incorporated into the parishes of Bristol and Bishopsworth. See also Table 2, note (a).
Bishopsworth	Somerset	1898	1899	Created 1.10.1898 out of the parish of Bedminster Without. See also Table 2, note (m).
Brockley	Somerset	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (m).
Chelvey	Somerset	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 and incorporated into the parish of Brockley.
Clapton	Somerset	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (m).
Clevedon	Somerset	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (m).
Dundry	Somerset	1837	1899	See Table 2, notes (a), (b), (d) and (m).
Easton in Gordano	Somerset	1837	1899	See Table 2, notes (h) and (m).
Flax Bourton	Somerset	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (m).
Kenn	Somerset	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (m).
Kingston Seymour	Somerset	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (m).
Long Ashton	Somerset	1837	1899	See Table 2, notes (i) and (m).
Nailsea	Somerset	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (m).
North Weston	Somerset	1894	1899	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Portishead. See also Table 2, note (m).
Portbury	Somerset	1837	1899	See Table 2, notes (j) and (m).
Portishead	Somerset	1837	1899	See Table 2, notes (k) and (m).
South Bristol	Somerset	1896	1899	Created 30.9.1896 out of the parishes of Bedminster, Abbots Leigh, Easton in Gordano, Long Ashton, Portbury, and Portishead. Abolished 1.4.1898 and incorporated into the parish of Bristol. See also Table 2, note (l).
Tickenham	Somerset	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (m).
Walton in Gordano	Somerset	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (m).
Weston in Gordano	Somerset	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (m).
Winford	Somerset	1837	1899	See Table 2, notes (c), (e) and (m).
Wraxall	Somerset	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (m).
Yatton	Somerset	1837	1899	See Table 2, note (m).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Bedminster Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1883	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Dundry (which became part of the parish of Chew Magna on 24.3.1883) to Clutton registration district.	0 in 1891
	(b)	Gained parts of the parish of Dundry (which until 24.3.1883 formed detached parts of the parishes of Chew Magna and Norton Hawkfield) from Clutton registration district.	0 in 1891
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Winford (which until 24.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Nempnett Thrubwell, comprising Stode) from Clutton registration district.	7 in 1891
24.3.1884	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Dundry (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Norton Hawkfield) from Clutton registration district.	0 in 1891
24.3.1884	(e)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Winford, including Henmarsh (which became part of the parish of Nempnett Thrubwell on 24.3.1884) to Clutton registration district.	5 in 1891
25.3.1885	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Winford (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Blagdon, including part of the tything of Regilbury) from Axbridge registration district.	19 in 1891
1.1.1899 (abolished)	(g)	Lost part of the parish of Bedminster Without (which became part of the parish of Bristol on 1.10.1898) to Bristol registration district.	1394 in 1891
	(h)	Lost part of the parish of Easton in Gordano (which became part of the parish of Bristol on 1.10.1898) to Bristol registration district.	13 in 1891
	(i)	Lost part of the parish of Long Ashton (which became part of the parish of Bristol on 1.10.1898) to Bristol registration district.	83 in 1891
	(j)	Lost part of the parish of Portbury (which became part of the parish of Bristol on 1.10.1898) to Bristol registration district.	5 in 1891
	(k)	Lost part of the parish of Portishead (which became part of the parish of Bristol on 1.10.1898) to Bristol registration district.	0 in 1891
	(l)	Lost the parish of South Bristol (which became part of the parish of Bristol on 1.10.1898) to Bristol registration district.	45627 in 1891
	(m)	Lost the parishes of Abbots Leigh, Backwell, Barrow Gurney, Bishopsworth, Brockley, Clapton, Clevedon, Dundry, Easton in Gordano, Flax Bourton, Kenn, Kingston Seymour, Long Ashton, Nailsea, North Weston, Portbury, Portishead, Tickenham, Walton in Gordano, Weston in Gordano, Winford, Wraxall, and Yatton, to Long Ashton registration district.	24168 in 1891

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