Langport Registration District

LANGPORT REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Somerset.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1936 (incorporated into Bridgwater registration district).
Sub-districts : Curry Rivell, Langport, Somerton.
GRO volumes : X (1837–51), 5c (1852–1936).
Registers now held by : Somerset.

Table 1: List of Places in Langport Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Aller	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (o).
Babcary	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (o).
Barrington	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (b) and (o).
Barton St. David	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (o).
Beer Crocombe	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (o).
Charlton Adam	Somerset	1837	1887	Abolished 24.3.1887 and incorporated into the parishes of Charlton Mackrell, Compton Dundon, and Kingweston.
Charlton Mackrell	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (o).
Compton Dundon	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (o).
Curry Mallet	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (o).
Curry Rivel	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (c), (d), (k) and (o).
Drayton	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (o).
Earnshill	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Curry Rivel.
Fivehead	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (o).
High Ham	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (o).
Huish Episcopi	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (o).
Isle Abbotts	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (e), (f) and (o).
Isle Brewers	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (o).
Keinton Mandeville	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (o).
Kingsbury Episcopi	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (g), (k) and (o).
Kingsdon	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (l) and (o).
Kingweston	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (o).
Langport	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (o).
Long Sutton	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (o).
Muchelney	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (o).
Pitney	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (o).
Puckington	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Somerton	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (a), (m) and (o).
South Bradon	Somerset	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 and incorporated into the parishes of Puckington, Isle Brewers, and Kingsbury Episcopi.
Swell	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Fivehead. See also Table 2, notes (h), (i) and (j).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Langport Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1883	(a)	Gained part of the parish of Somerton (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Tintinhull) from Yeovil registration district.	21 in 1891
25.3.1885	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Barrington, including the hamlet of Barrington Hill (which became part of the parish of Broadway on 25.3.1885) to Chard registration district.	21 in 1891
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Curry Rivel (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Broadway, near Oath Hill) from Chard registration district.	0 in 1891
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Curry Rivel (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Buckland St. Mary) from Chard registration district.	0 in 1891
	(e)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Isle Abbotts, including Kenny and Stewley (which became part of the parish of Ashill on 25.3.1885) to Chard registration district.	80 in 1891
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Isle Abbotts (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Whitelackington, near Isle Brewers Bridge) from Chard registration district.	0 in 1891
	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Kingsbury Episcopi (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Shepton Beauchamp) from Chard registration district.	0 in 1891
	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Swell (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Broadway, including part of West Sedgmoor) from Chard registration district.	0 in 1891
	(i)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Swell (which became part of the parish of Stoke St. Gregory on 25.3.1885) to Taunton registration district.	0 in 1891
	(j)	Gained part of the parish of Swell (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Hatch Beauchamp) from Taunton registration district.	0 in 1891
	(k)	Gained parts of the parishes of Curry Rivell and Kingsbury Episcopi (which until 25.3.1885 formed two detached parts of the parish of Martock) from Yeovil registration district.	0 in 1891
	(l)	Gained part of the parish of Kingsdon (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Tintinhull) from Yeovil registration district.	0 in 1891
	(m)	Gained part of the parish of Somerton (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Tintinhull) from Yeovil registration district.	0 in 1891
25.3.1886	(n)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Puckington, including Puckwell Mead (which became part of the parish of Ilminster on 25.3.1886) to Chard registration district.	0 in 1891
1.4.1936 (abolished)	(o)	Lost the constituent parishes of Aller, Babcary, Barrington, Barton St. David, Beer Crocombe, Charlton Mackrell, Compton Dundon, Curry Mallet, Curry Rivel, Drayton, Fivehead, High Ham, Huish Episcopi, Isle Abbots, Isle Brewers, Keinton Mandeville, Kingsbury Episcopi, Kingsdon, Kingweston, Langport, Long Sutton, Muchelney, Pitney, Puckington, and Somerton, to Bridgwater registration district.	12527 in 1931

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