Honiton Registration District

HONITON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Devonshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Axminster, Honiton, Ottery St. Mary, Sidmouth
GRO volumes : X (1837–51), 5b (1852–1946), 7A (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Devon.

Table 1: List of Places in Honiton Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Awliscombe	Devon	1837	1974
Axminster	Devon	1953	1974	Created 1.4.1953 by renaming the parish of Axminster Town.
Axminster Hamlets	Devon	1936	1962	Abolished 1.4.1962 and incorporated into the parishes of Axminster and Chardstock. See also Table 2, note (c).
Axminster Town	Devon	1936	1953	Abolished 1.4.1953 and renamed Axminster. See also Table 2, note (c).
Axmouth	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Beer	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Branscombe	Devon	1837	1974
Broadhembury	Devon	1837	1974
Buckerell	Devon	1837	1974
Chardstock	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).
Colyton	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Combe Raleigh	Devon	1837	1974
Combpyne	Devon	1936	1939	Abolished 1.4.1939 and incorporated into the parish of Combpyne Rousdon. See also Table 2, note (c).
Combpyne Rousdon	Devon	1939	1974	Created 1.4.1939 out of the parishes of Axmouth, Combpyne, and Rousdon.
Cotleigh	Devon	1837	1974
Dalwood	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Dunkeswell	Devon	1837	1974
Farway	Devon	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Feniton	Devon	1837	1974
Gittisham	Devon	1837	1974
Harpford	Devon	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Hawkchurch	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (c), (h) and (i).
Honiton	Devon	1837	1974
Kilmington	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Luppitt	Devon	1837	1974
Membury	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Monkton	Devon	1837	1974
Musbury	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Northleigh	Devon	1837	1974
Offwell	Devon	1837	1974
Ottery St. Mary	Devon	1837	1974
Payhembury	Devon	1837	1974
Plymtree	Devon	1837	1974
Rousdon	Devon	1936	1939	Abolished 1.4.1939 and incorporated into the parish of Combpyne Rousdon. See also Table 2, note (c).
Salcombe Regis	Devon	1837	1974
Seaton	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Sheldon	Devon	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Shute	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Sidbury	Devon	1837	1974
Sidmouth	Devon	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
Southleigh	Devon	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Stockland	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Talaton	Devon	1837	1974
Uplyme	Devon	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Upottery	Devon	1837	1974
Venn Ottery	Devon	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Harpford.
Widworthy	Devon	1837	1974
Yarcombe	Devon	1895	1974	See Table 2, note (b).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Honiton Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
25.3.1885	(a)	Gained part of the parish of Southleigh (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Colyton) from Axminster registration district.	36 in 1891
1.6.1895	(b)	Gained the parish of Yarcombe from Chard registration district.	647 in 1891
1.7.1936	(c)	Gained the parishes of Axminster Hamlets, Axminster Town, Axmouth, Beer, Chardstock, Colyton, Combpyne, Dalwood, Hawkchurch, Kilmington, Membury, Musbury, Rousdon, Seaton, Shute, Stockland, and Uplyme, from Axminster registration district.	15085 in 1931
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Farway (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Colyton) from Axminster registration district.	0 in 1931
	(e)	Lost the parish of Harpford to Devon Central registration district.	327 in 1931
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Sidmouth (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Otterton) from St. Thomas registration district.	0 in 1931
	(g)	Lost part of the parish of Sheldon (which became part of the parish of Kentisbeare on 1.4.1935) to Tiverton registration district.	0 in 1931
1.4.1966	(h)	Lost parts of the parish of Hawkchurch (which became parts of the parishes of Marshwood, Thorncombe, Whitechurch Canonicorum, and Wootton Fitzpaine on 1.4.1966) to Bridport registration district.
	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Hawkchurch (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Wootton Fitzpaine) from Bridport registration district.
	(j)	Lost parts of the parish of Chardstock (which became parts of the parishes of Chard and Wambrook on 1.4.1966) to Chard registration district.

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