Weymouth Registration District

WEYMOUTH REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Dorset.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Abbotsbury, Dorchester, Isle of Portland, Portland, Upway, Weymouth.
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 Weymouth Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Abbotsbury	Dorset	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (d).
Alton Pancras	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Athelhampton	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Bincombe	Dorset	1837	1974
Bradford Peverell	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Broadmayne	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Broadway	Dorset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parishes of Weymouth and Bincombe.
Buckland Newton	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Buckland Ripers	Dorset	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and incorporated into the parish of Radipole.
Burleston	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Cattistock	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Cerne Abbas	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Charminster	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Cheselbourne	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Chickerell	Dorset	1837	1974
Chilfrome	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Compton Valence	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Dewlish	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Dorchester	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
East Radipole	Dorset	1894	1895	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Radipole. Abolished 9.11.1895 and incorporated into the parishes of Melcombe Regis and Radipole.
Fleet	Dorset	1837	1974
Frampton	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Frome St. Quintin	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Frome Vauchurch	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Godmanston	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Kingston Russell	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Langton Herring	Dorset	1837	1974
Littlebredy	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Long Bredy	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Maiden Newton	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Melcombe Horsey	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Melcombe Regis	Dorset	1837	1920	Abolished 1.4.1920 and incorporated into the parish of Weymouth.
Minterne Magna	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Nether Cerne	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Osmington	Dorset	1837	1974
Owermoigne	Dorset	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Piddlehinton	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Piddletrenthide	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Portesham	Dorset	1837	1974
Portland	Dorset	1837	1974
Poxwell	Dorset	1837	1974
Preston	Dorset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parishes of Weymouth, Bincombe, and Poxwell.
Puddletown	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Radipole	Dorset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parishes of Weymouth and Chickerell.
Stinsford	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Stratton	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Sydling St. Nicholas	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Tincleton	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Toller Fratrum	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Toller Porcorum	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Tolpuddle	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Up Cerne	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Upwey	Dorset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parishes of Weymouth, Bincombe, and Chickerell.
Warmwell	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Watercombe	Dorset	1837	1862	See Table 2, note (a).
Watercombe	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
West Compton	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
West Knighton	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
West Stafford	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Weymouth	Dorset	1837	1974
Whitcombe	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Winterborne Came	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Winterborne Herringston	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Winterborne Monkton	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Winterborne St. Martin	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Winterbourne Abbas	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Winterbourne Steepleton	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Woodsford	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Wyke Regis	Dorset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parishes of Weymouh and Chickerell.
Wynford Eagle	Dorset	1949	1974	See Table 2, note (e).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Weymouth Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
17.3.1862	(a)	Lost the parish of Watercombe to Dorchester registration district.	37 in 1861
29.10.1880	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Owermoigne (which until 29.10.1880 formed a detached part of the parish of Milton Abbas, including Holworth), from Blandford registration district.	67 in 1881
1.2.1895	(c)	Lost part of the parish of Abbotsbury (which became part of the parish of Puncknowle on 30.9.1894) to Bridport registration district.	39 in 1891
1.4.1937	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Abbotsbury (which until 1.4.1933 formed part of the parish of Puncknowle) from Bridport registration district.	10 in 1931
1.7.1949	(e)	Gained the parishes of Alton Pancras, Athelhampton, Bradford Peverell, Broadmayne, Buckland Newton, Burleston, Cattistock, Cerne Abbas, Charminster, Cheselbourne, Chilfrome, Compton Valence, Dewlish, Dorchester, Frampton, Frome St. Quintin, Frome Vauchurch, Godmanston, Kingston Russell, Littlebredy, Long Bredy, Maiden Newton, Melcombe Horsey, Minterne Magna, Nether Cerne, Piddlehinton, Piddletrenthide, Puddletown, Stinsford, Stratton, Sydling St. Nicholas, Tincleton, Toller Fratrum, Toller Porcorum, Tolpuddle, Up Cerne, Warmwell, Watercombe, West Compton, West Knighton, West Stafford, Whitcombe, Winterborne Came, Winterborne Herringston, Winterborne Monkton, Winterborne St. Martin, Winterbourne Abbas, Winterbourne Steepleton, Woodsford, and Wynford Eagle, from Dorchester registration district.

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