Newton Abbot Registration District

NEWTON ABBOT REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Devonshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Ashburton, Bovey Tracey, Chudleigh, Dartmouth, Newton Abbot, Teignmouth, Torquay, Totnes
GRO volumes : X (1837–51), 5b (1852–1946), 7A (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Devon and Torbay.

Table 1: List of Places in Newton Abbot Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Abbotskerswell	Devon	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Kerswells.
Ashburton	Devon	1837	1974
Ashprington	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Berry Pomeroy	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Bickington	Devon	1837	1974
Bishopsteignton	Devon	1837	1974
Bovey Tracey	Devon	1837	1974
Broadhempston	Devon	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Buckland in the Moor	Devon	1837	1974
Chudleigh	Devon	1837	1974
Cockington	Devon	1837	1928	Abolished 1.10.1928 and incorporated into the parish of Torquay.
Coffinswell	Devon	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
Combe in Teignhead	Devon	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 and incorporated into the parishes of Haccombe with Combe, and Stokeinteignhead.
Cornworthy	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Dartington	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Dartmouth	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Dawlish	Devon	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and divided into the separate parishes of East Dawlish and West Dawlish. See also Table 2, note (d).
Dean Prior	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Denbury	Devon	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 and incorporated into the parish of Torbryan.
Diptford	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Dittisham	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
East Buckfastleigh	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
East Dawlish	Devon	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Dawlish in Dawlish Urban District.
East Ogwell	Devon	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and incorporated into the parish of Ogwell.
East Teignmouth	Devon	1837	1909	Abolished 1.4.1909 and incorporated into the parish of Teignmouth.
Haccombe	Devon	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 and incorporated into the parish of Haccombe with Combe.
Haccombe with Combe	Devon	1885	1974	Created 25.3.1885 out of the parishes of Haccombe and Combe in Teignhead.
Halwell	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Harberton	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Hennock	Devon	1837	1974
Highweek	Devon	1837	1974
Holne	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Ideford	Devon	1837	1974
Ilsington	Devon	1837	1974
Ipplepen	Devon	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Kerswells	Devon	1935	1974	Created 1.4.1935 out of the parishes of Kingskerswell and Abbotskerswell. See also Table 2, note (f).
Kingskerwell	Devon	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Kerswells.
Kingsteignton	Devon	1837	1974
Kingswear	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Littlehempston	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Lustleigh	Devon	1837	1974
Manaton	Devon	1837	1974
Marldon	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Milber	Devon	1901	1974	Created 1.4.1901 out of the parish of Haccombe with Combe.
Moreleigh	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Moretonhampstead	Devon	1837	1974
North Bovey	Devon	1837	1974
North Huish	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Ogwell	Devon	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the parishes of East Ogwell and West Ogwell.
Rattery	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
St. Marychurch	Devon	1837	1924	Abolished 1.4.1924 and incorporated into the parish of Torquay.
St. Nicholas	Devon	1837	1974
South Brent	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Staverton	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Stoke Gabriel	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Stokeinteignhead	Devon	1837	1974
Teigngrace	Devon	1837	1974
Teignmouth	Devon	1909	1974	Created 1.4.1909 from the parishes of West Teignmouth and East Teignmouth.
Torbryan	Devon	1837	1974
Tormoham	Devon	1837	1924	Abolished 1.4.1924 and incorporated into the parish of Torquay.
Torquay	Devon	1924	1967	Created 1.4.1924 from the parishes of St. Mary Church and Tormorham. Abolished 1.4.1967 and incorporated into the parishes of Torbay, Coffinswell, St. Nicholas, and Stokeinteignhead. See also Table 2, note (f).
Totnes	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Trusham	Devon	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Ugborough	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
West Buckfastleigh	Devon	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
West Dawlish	Devon	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Dawlish.
West Ogwell	Devon	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and incorporated into the parish of Ogwell.
West Teignmouth	Devon	1837	1909	Abolished 1.4.1909 and incorporated into the parish of Teignmouth.
Widecombe in the Moor	Devon	1837	1974
Wolborough	Devon	1837	1974
Woodland	Devon	1837	1974

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Newton Abbot Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1884	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Trusham, including Lower and Middle Brumble (which became part of the parish of Ashton on 24.3.1884) to St. Thomas registration district.	1 in 1891
	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Broadhempston (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Staverton, including Little Ambrook) from Totnes registration district.	9 in 1891
	(c)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Ipplepen, comprisnig Aptor Farm and cottages (which became part of the parish of Marldon on 24.3.1884) to Totnes registration district.	19 in 1891
25.3.1885	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Dawlish (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Kenton, including the Week and Warren area) from St. Thomas registration district.	89 in 1891
1.4.1968	(e)	Gained the parishes of Ashprington, Berry Pomeroy, Cornworthy, Dartington, Dartmouth, Dean Prior, Diptford, Dittisham, East Buckfastleigh, Halwell, Harberton, Holne, Kingswear, Littlehempston, Marldon, Moreleigh, North Huish, Rattery, South Brent, Staverton, Stoke Gabriel, Totnes, Ugborough, and West Buckfastleigh, from Totnes registration district.
1.4.1968	(f)	Lost parts of the parishes of Coffinswell, Kerswells, and Torquay (which became parts of the parish of Torbay on 1.4.1968) to Torbay registration district.

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