Weston super Mare Registration District

WESTON SUPER MARE REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Somerset.
Created : 1.4.1936 (out of Axbridge and Long Ashton registration districts).
Sub-districts : Axbridge, Banwell, Blagdon, Burnham, Wedmore, Weston super Mare.
GRO volumes : 5c (1936–46), 7C (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Somerset.

Table 1: List of Places in Weston super Mare Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Abbots Leigh	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Axbridge	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Backwell	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Badgworth	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Banwell	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Barrow Gurney	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Berrow	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Bishopsworth	Somerset	1936	1951	Abolished 1.4.1951 and incorporated into the parishes of Bristol, Long Ashton, and Dundry. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (c).
Blagdon	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Bleadon	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Brean	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Brent Knoll	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Brockley	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Burnham on Sea	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Burnham Without	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Burrington	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Butcombe	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Chapel Allerton	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Cheddar	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Churchill	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Clapton	Somerset	1936	1954	Abolished 1.4.1954 and incorporated into the parish of Clapton in Gordano. See also Table 2, note (b).
Clapton in Gordano	Somerset	1954	1974	Created 1.4.1954 out of the parishes of Clapton and Portbury.
Cleeve	Somerset	1949	1974	Created 1.4.1949 out of the parish of Yatton.
Clevedon	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
Compton Bishop	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Congresbury	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Dundry	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (c).
East Brent	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Easton in Gordano	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (b), (c) and (d).
Flax Bourton	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Hutton	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Kenn	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Kewstoke	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Kingston Seymour	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Locking	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Long Ashton	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (c).
Loxton	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Lympsham	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Mark	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Nailsea	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
North Weston	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Portbury	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Portishead	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
Puxton	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Shipham	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Steep Holme Island	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Tickenham	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Walton in Gordano	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Weare	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Wedmore	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Weston in Gordano	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Weston super Mare	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Wick St. Lawrence	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Winford	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Winscombe	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Wraxall	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Wrington	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Yatton	Somerset	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (b).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Weston super Mare Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1936 (created)	(a)	Gained the parishes of Axbridge, Badgworth, Banwell, Berrow, Blagdon, Bleadon, Brean, Brent Knoll, Burnham on Sea, Burnham Without, Burrington, Butcombe, Chapel Allerton, Cheddar, Churchill, Compton Bishop, Congresbury, East Brent, Hutton, Kewstoke, Locking, Loxton, Lympsham, Mark, Puxton, Shipham, Steep Holme Island, Weare, Wedmore, Weston super Mare, Wick St. Lawrence, Winscombe, and Wrington, from Axbridge registration district.	61349 in 1931
1.4.1936 (created)	(b)	Gained the parishs of Abbots Leigh, Backwell, Barrow Gurney, Bishopsworth, Brockley, Clapton, Clevedon, Dundry, Easton in Gordano, Flax Bourton, Kenn, Kingston Seymour, Long Ashton, Nailsea, North Weston, Portbury, Portishead, Tickenham, Walton in Gordano, Weston in Gordano, Winford, Wraxall, and Yatton, from Long Ashton registration district.	30582 in 1931
1.4.1951	(c)	Lost parts of the parishes of Bishopsworth, Dundry, Easton In Gordano, and Long Ashton (which became parts of the parish of Bristol on 1.4.1951) to Bristol registration district.
1.4.1951	(d)	Gained parts of the parishes of Clevedon, Easton in Gordano, and Portishead (which until 1.4.1951 formed parts of the parish of Bristol) from Bristol registration district.

The information on this page may not be reproduced without the consent of the copyright holder.

Hosted by UKBMD – Births, Marriages, Deaths & Censuses on the Internet