Shepton Mallet Registration District

SHEPTON MALLET REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Somerset.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1936 (incorporated into Wells, Frome, and Norton Radstock registration districts).
Sub-districts : Evercreech, Shepton Mallet, Stoke Lane.
GRO volumes : X (1837–51), 5c (1852–1936).
Registers now held by : Somerset.

Table 1: List of Places in Shepton Mallet Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Ashwick	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (x).
Babington	Somerset	1837	1845	See Table 2, note (a).
Batcombe	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (x).
Binegar	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (i), (w) and (x).
Cranmore	Somerset	1933	1936	Created 1.4.1933 from the parishes of West Cranmore and East Cranmore. See also Table 2, note (x).
Croscombe	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (j) and (x).
Ditcheat	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (r), (s), (u) and (x).
Doulting	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (x).
Downhead	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (x).
East Cranmore	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Cranmore.
East Lydford	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Lydford.
East Pennard	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (x).
Emborough	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (d), (k), (o), (q) and (x).
Evercreech	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (x).
Holcombe	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (c), (f), (g) and (x).
Hornblotton	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of West Bradley. See also Table 2, note (t).
Lamyatt	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (x).
Lydford	Somerset	1933	1936	Created 1.4.1933 out of the parishes of West Lydford and East Lydford. See also Table 2, note (x).
Milton Clevedon	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (x).
Pilton	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (e), (l), (m), (n) and (x).
Pylle	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (x).
Shepton Mallet	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (x).
Stoke Lane	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (x).
Stratton on the Fosse	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (f), (h), (p) and (x).
Upton Noble	Somerset	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (v).
West Bradley	Somerset	1880	1936	See Table 2, notes (b) and (x).
West Cranmore	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Cranmore.
West Lydford	Somerset	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Lydford.

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Shepton Mallet Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
21.10.1845	(a)	Lost the parish of Babington to Frome registration district.	163 in 1841
1.1.1880	(b)	Gained the parish of West Bradley from Wells registration district.	176 in 1871
24.3.1883	(c)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Holcombe (which became part of the parish of Kilmersdon on 24.3.1883) to Frome registration district.	14 in 1891
	(d)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Emborough (which became part of the parish of Chewton Mendip on 24.3.1883) to Wells registration district.	0 in 1891
	(e)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Pilton (which became part of the parish of North Wootton on 24.3.1883) to Wells registration district.	0 in 1891
24.3.1884	(f)	Lost detached parts of the parishes of Holcombe and Stratton on the Fosse (which became part of the parish of Kilmersdon on 24.3.1884) to Frome registration district.	0 in 1891
	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Holcombe (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Kilmersdon) from Frome registration district.	0 in 1891
	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Stratton on the Fosse (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Kilmersdon) from Frome registration district.	0 in 1891
	(i)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Binegar, comprising Broomclose Farm (which became part of the parish of St. Cuthbert Out on 24.3.1884) to Wells registration district.	7 in 1891
	(j)	Lost two detached parts of the parish of Croscombe (which became part of the parishes of North Wootton and West Pennard on 24.3.1884) to Wells registration district.	0 in 1891
	(k)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Emborough (which became part of the parish of Chewton Mendip on 24.3.1884) to Wells registration district.	0 in 1891
	(l)	Lost two detached parts of the parish of Pilton, including Queens Sedgmoor (which became part of the parish of North Wootton on 24.3.1884) to Wells registration district.	14 in 1891
	(m)	Lost two detached parts of the parish of Pilton (which became part of the parish of West Pennard on 24.3.1884) to Wells registration district.	0 in 1891
	(n)	Gained part of the parish of Pilton (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of North Wootton) from Wells registration district.	0 in 1891
	(o)	Lost two detached parts of the parish of West Bradley (which became part of the parishes of Baltonsborough and West Pennard on 24.3.1884) to Wells registration district.	0 in 1891
25.3.1885	(p)	Gained part of the parish of Stratton on the Fosse (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Kilmersdon) from Frome registration district.	0 in 1891
	(q)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Emborough (which became part of the parish of Chewton Mendip on 25.3.1885) to Wells registration district.	18 in 1891
	(r)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Ditcheat (which became part of the parish of Alford on 25.3.1885) to Wincanton registration district.	0 in 1891
	(s)	Gained part of the parish of Ditcheat (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Alford) from Wincanton registration district.	0 in 1891
	(t)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Hornblotton (which became part of the parish of Alford on 25.3.1885) to Wincanton registration district.	0 in 1891
25.3.1886	(u)	Gained part of the parish of Ditcheat (which until 25.3.1886 formed a detached part of the parish of Ansford, including part of Cliffords Mead) from Wincanton registration district.	0 in 1891
1.4.1936 (abolished)	(v)	Lost the parish of Upton Noble to Frome registration district.	145 in 1931
	(w)	Lost part of the parish of Binegar (which became part of the parish of Ston Easton on 1.4.1936) to Norton Radstock registration district.	24 in 1931
	(x)	Lost the parishes of Ashwick, Batcombe, Binegar, Cranmore, Croscombe, Ditcheat, Doulting, Downhead, East Pennard, Emborough, Evercreech, Holcombe, Lamyatt, Lydford, Milton Clevedon, Pilton, Pylle, Shepton Mallet, Stoke Lane, Stratton on the Fosse, and West Bradley, to Wells registration district.	13191 in 1931

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