Sturminster Registration District

STURMINSTER REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Dorset.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Shaftesbury, Stalbridge, Sturminster.
GRO volumes : VIII (1837–51), 5a (1852–1946), 6A (1946–58), 7C (1959–74).
Registers now held by : Dorset.

Table 1: List of Places in Sturminster Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Ashmore	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Batcombe	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Beer Hackett	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Bellchalwell	Dorset	1837	1884	Abolished 24.3.1884 and incorporated into the parishes of Okeford Fitzpaine and Fifehead Neville.
Bishops Caundle	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Bourton	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Bradford Abbas	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Buckhorn Weston	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (c), (e) and (f).
Cann	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Castleton	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Caundle Marsh	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Chetnole	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Childe Okeford	Dorset	1837	1974
Clifton Maybank	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Compton Abbas	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
East Orchard	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
East Stour	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Fifehead Magdalen	Dorset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Fifehead Neville	Dorset	1837	1974
Folke	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Fontmell Magna	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Gillingham	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Goathill	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Hammoon	Dorset	1837	1974
Hanford	Dorset	1862	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Haydon	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Hazelbury Bryan	Dorset	1837	1974
Hermitage	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Hilfield	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Hinton St. Mary	Dorset	1837	1974
Holnest	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Holwell	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Ibberton	Dorset	1837	1974
Iwerne Minster	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Kington Magna	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (c), (h) and (i).
Leigh	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Leweston	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Lillington	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Long Burton	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Lydlinch	Dorset	1837	1974
Manston	Dorset	1837	1974
Mappowder	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Margaret Marsh	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Marnhull	Dorset	1837	1974
Melbury Abbas	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Melbury Bubb	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Motcombe	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Nether Compton	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
North Wootton	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Oborne	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Okeford Fitzpaine	Dorset	1837	1974
Over Compton	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Poyntington	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Pulham	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Purse Caundle	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Ryme Intrinseca	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Sandford Orcas	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (j).
Shaftesbury	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Sherborne	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Shillingstone	Dorset	1837	1974
Silton	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Stalbridge	Dorset	1837	1974
Stock Gaylard	Dorset	1837	1884	Abolished 24.3.1884 and incorporated into the parish of Lydlinch.
Stockwood	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Stoke Wake	Dorset	1837	1974
Stour Provost	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Stourton Caundle	Dorset	1837	1974
Sturminster Newton	Dorset	1837	1974
Sutton Waldron	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Thornford	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Todber	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Trent	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
West Orchard	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
West Stour	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Woolland	Dorset	1837	1974
Wootton Glanville	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Yetminster	Dorset	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (d).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Sturminster Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
21.5.1862	(a)	Gained the parish of Hanford from Blandford registration district.	6 in 1861
1.4.1937	(b)	Gained the parishes of Batcombe, Hermitage, Hillfield, Mappowder, Melbury Bubb, Pulham, and Wootton Glanville, from Dorchester registration district.	884 in 1931
	(c)	Gained the parishes of Ashmore, Bourton, Buckhorn Weston, Cann, Compton Abbas, East Orchard, East Stour, Fontmell Magna, Gillingham, Iwerne Minster, Kington Magna, Margaret Marsh, Melbury Abbas, Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Silton, Stour Provost, Sutton Waldron, Todber, West Orchard, and West Stour, from Shaftesbury registration district.	11458 in 1931
	(d)	Gained the parishes of Beer Hackett, Bishops Caundle, Bradford Abbas, Castleton, Caundle Marsh, Chetnole, Clifton Maybank, Folke, Goathill, Haydon, Holnest, Holwell, Leigh, Leweston, Lillington, Long Burton, Nether Compton, North Wootton, Oborne, Over Compton, Poyntington, Purse Caundle, Ryme Intrinseca, Sandford Orcas, Sherborne, Stockwood, Thornford, Trent, and Yetminster, from Sherborne registration district.	11603 in 1931
1.4.1966	(e)	Lost part of the parish of Buckhorn Weston (which became part of the parish of Wincanton on 1.4.1966) to Wincanton registration district.
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Buckhorn Weston (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Wincanton) from Wincanton registration district.
	(g)	Gained parts of the parish of Fifehead Magdalen (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Henstridge) from Wincanton registration district.
	(h)	Lost part of the parish of Kington Magna (which became part of the parish of Henstridge on 1.4.1966) to Wincanton registration district.
	(i)	Gained parts of the parish of Kington Magna (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Henstridge) from Wincanton registration district.
	(j)	Gained part of the parish of Sandfrord Orcas (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Corton Denham) from Wincanton registration district.

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