Totnes Registration District

TOTNES REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Devonshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1968 (incorporated into Newton Abbot and Torbay registration districts).
Sub-districts : Brixham, Buckfastleigh, Dartmouth, Harberton, Paignton, Totnes, Ugborough.
GRO volumes : IX (1837–51), 5b (1852–1946), 7A (1946–68).
Registers now held by : Devon and Torbay.

Table 1: List of Places in Totnes Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Ashprington	Devon	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (g).
Berry Pomeroy	Devon	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (g).
Brixham	Devon	1837	1968	Abolished 1.4.1968 and incorporated into the parishes of Torbay and Kingswear.
Buckfastleigh	Devon	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and divided into the separate parishes of East Buckfastleigh and West Buckfastleigh.
Churston Ferrers	Devon	1837	1968	Abolished 1.4.1968 and incorporated into the parishes of Torbay and Kingswear.
Cornworthy	Devon	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (g).
Dartington	Devon	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (g).
Dartmouth	Devon	1891	1968	Created 26.3.1891 out of the parishes of St. Saviour, Townstall, and St. Petrox.
Dean Prior	Devon	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (g).
Diptford	Devon	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (g).
Dittisham	Devon	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (g).
East Buckfastleigh	Devon	1894	1968	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Buckfastleigh in Buckfastleigh Urban District. See also Table 2, note (g)
Halwell	Devon	1837	1968	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
Harberton	Devon	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (g).
Holne	Devon	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (g).
Kingswear	Devon	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (g).
Littlehempston	Devon	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (g).
Marldon	Devon	1837	1968	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Moreleigh	Devon	1837	1968	See Table 2, notes (b) and (g).
North Huish	Devon	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (g).
Paignton	Devon	1837	1968	Abolished 1.4.1968 and incorporated into the parish of Torbay.
Rattery	Devon	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (g).
South Brent	Devon	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (g).
St. Petrox	Devon	1837	1891	Abolished 26.3.1891 and incorporated into the parish of Dartmouth. See also Table 2, note (e).
St. Saviour	Devon	1837	1891	Abolished 26.3.1891 and incorporated into the parish of Dartmouth.
Staverton	Devon	1837	1968	See Table 2, notes (d) and (g).
Stoke Gabriel	Devon	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (g).
Totnes	Devon	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (g).
Townstall	Devon	1837	1891	Abolished 26.3.1891 and incorporated into the parish of Dartmouth.
Ugborough	Devon	1837	1968	See Table 2, notes (f) and (g).
West Buckfastleigh	Devon	1894	1968	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Buckfastleigh. See also Table 2, note (g).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Totnes Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1884	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Halwell (which became part of the parish of Blackawton on 24.3.1884) to Kingsbridge registration district.	35 in 1891
	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Morleigh, including Grimston Leigh (which became part of the parish of Woodleigh on 24.3.1884) to Kingsbridge registration district.	11 in 1891
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Marldon (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Ipplepen, comprisnig Aptor Farm and cottages) from Newton Abbot registration district.	19 in 1891
	(d)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Staverton, comprising Little Ambrook (which became part of the parish of Broadhempston on 24.3.1884) to Newton Abbot registration district.	9 in 1891
25.3.1886	(e)	Gained part of the parish of St. Petrox (which until 25.3.1886 formed the part of the parish of Stoke Fleming in Dartmouth Municipal Borough) from Kingsbridge registration district.	83 in 1891
1.1.1895	(f)	Lost part of the parish of Ugborough (which became part of the parish of Ivybridge in 1894) to Plympton St. Mary registration district.	142 in 1891
1.4.1968 (abolished)	(g)	Lost 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, to Newton Abbot registration district.
1.4.1968 (abolished)	(h)	Lost the parish of Paignton, and parts of the parishes of Brixham, Churston Ferrers and Marldon (which became parts of the parish of Torbay on 1.4.1968) to Torbay registration district.

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