Crediton Registration District

CREDITON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Devonshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.7.1936 (incorporated into Devon Central registration district).
Sub-districts : Bow, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Crediton, Morchard Bishop.
GRO volumes : X (1837–51), 5b (1852–1936).
Registers now held by : Devon.

Table 1: List of Places in Crediton Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Bow	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Brushford	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Chawleigh	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Cheriton Bishop	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Cheriton Fitzpaine	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
Clannaborough	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Coldridge	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Colebrook	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Crediton	Devon	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and incorporated into the parishes of Crediton Town, Crediton Hamlets, and Sandford.
Crediton Hamlets	Devon	1894	1936	Created 1894 out of the rural part of the parish of Crediton. See also Table 2, note (g).
Crediton Town	Devon	1894	1936	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Crediton in Crediton Urban DIstrict. See also Table 2, note (g).
Down St. Mary	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Eggesford	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Hittisleigh	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (b), (c) and (g).
Kennerleigh	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Lapford	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (d) and (g).
Morchard Bishop	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Newton St. Cyres	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Nymet Rowland	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Poughill	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Puddington	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Sandford	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Sherwood Villa	Devon	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and incorporated into the parish of Newton St. Cyres.
Shobrooke	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Stockleigh English	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Stockleigh Pomeroy	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Thelbridge	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (e) and (g).
Upton Hellions	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Washford Pyne	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Wembworthy	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).
Woolfardisworthy	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (f) and (g).
Zeal Monachorum	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (g).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Crediton Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1884	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Cheriton Fitzpaine, including Thongsleigh (which became part of the parish of Cruwys Morchard on 24.3.1884) to Tiverton registration district.	20 in 1891
25.3.1885	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Hittesleigh, including part of Teignholt (which became part of the parish of Drewsteignton on 25.3.1885) to Okehampton registration district.	17 in 1891
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Hittesleigh (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Drewsteignton, including part of Teignholt) from Okehampton registration district.	42 in 1891
	(d)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Lapford, comprising Irishcombe (which became part of the parish of Meshaw on 25.3.1885) to South Molton registration district.	11 in 1891
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Thelbridge (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Witheridge) from South Molton registration district.	141 in 1891
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Woolfardisworthy (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of East Worlington) from South Molton registration district.	8 in 1891
1.7.1936 (abolished)	(g)	Lost the constituent parishes of Bow, Brushford, Chawleigh, Cheriton Bishop, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Clannaborough, Coldridge, Colebrooke, Crediton Hamlets, Crediton Town, Down St. Mary, Eggesford, Hittisleigh, Kennerleigh, Lapford, Morchard Bishop, Newton St. Cyres, Nymet Rowland, Poughill, Puddington, Sandford, Shobrooke, Stockleigh English, Stockleigh Pomeroy, Thelbridge, Upton Hellions, Washford Pyne, Wembworthy, Woolfardisworthy, and Zeal Monachorum, to Devon Central registration district.	13571 in 1931

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