Registration Districts in Lancashire

REGISTRATION DISTRICTS IN LANCASHIRE

The list below shows the civil registration districts from 1st July 1837 to 31st March 1930.
The same districts were used to compile the censuses returns for the years 1851 - 1901.

Only the parishes named in the General Register Office's published listings are shown.
Places, which were not parishes, are not mentioned.

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Districts:-

Ashton under Lyne

Created 1st July 1837. Mainly in Lancashire, but included parts of Cheshire. Originally called Ashton & Oldham.
Sub-districts : Ashton Town; Audenshaw; Chadderton; Crompton; Denton; Dukinfield; Hartshead; Knott Lanes; Middleton; Mossley; Mottram; Newton; Oldham Above Town; Oldham Below Town; Royton; Stalybridge; Stayley.
GRO volumes : XX (1837-51); 8d (1852-1930).

Alkrington (1837-49), Alt, Ashton under Lyne, Audenshaw, Bardsley, Chadderton (1837-49), Clayton (1837-95), Crompton (1837-49), Crossbank, Denton, Droylsden, Hartshead, Haughton, Hurst, Lees, Little Moss, Micklehurst (from 1894), Middleton (1837-49), Mossley, Oldham (1837-49), Royton (1837-49), Thornham (1837-49), Tonge (1837-49), Waterloo, Woodhouses.

Registers now divided between Tameside, Oldham and High Peak districts.

Barrow-in-Furness

Created 1st July 1876 (out of Ulverston district).
Sub-districts : Barrow-in-Furness.
GRO volumes : 8e (1876-1930).

Barrow-in-Furness.

Registers now in Barrow in Furness district.

Barton upon Irwell

Created 1st January 1850 (out of Chorlton and Worsley districts).
Sub-districts : Barton; Stretford; Worsley.
GRO volumes : XX (1850-51); 8c (1852-1934).

Barton upon Irwell, Barton Moss, Clifton, Davyhulme, Eccles, Flixton, Irlam, Stretford, Swinton, Urmston, Worsley.

Registers now divided between Salford and Trafford districts.

Blackburn

Created 1st July 1837.
Sub-districts : Billington; Blackburn; Blackburn Northern; Blackburn South Eastern; Blackburn South Western; Darwen; Hawwood; Mellor; Oswaldtwistle; Witton.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837-51); 8e (1852-1930).

Billington, Blackburn, Church, Clayton le Dale, Clayton le Moors, Darwen, Dinckley, Eccleshill, Great Harwood, Little Harwood, Livesey, Lower Darwen, Mellor, Osbaldeston, Oswaldtwistle, Over Darwen, Pleasington, Ramsgreave, Rishton, Salesbury, Tockholes, Wilpshire, Witton, Yate and Pickup Bank.

Registers now divided between Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn & Rossendale and Ribble Valley districts.

Bolton

Created 1st July 1837.
Sub-districts : Bolton Eastern; Bolton Western; Edgeworth; Farnworth; Great Bolton and Lever; Halliwell; Horwich; Hulton; Lever; Little Bolton; Sharples; South West Bolton; Tonge with Haulgh; Turton; West Houghton
GRO volumes : XXI (1837-51); 8c (1852-1930).

Astley Bridge, Belmont, Bolton, Bradshaw, Breightmet, Darcy Lever, Deane, Edgeworth, Entwistle, Farnworth, Great Bolton, Great Lever, Halliwell, Harwood, Heaton, Horwich, Kearsley, Little Bolton, Little Hulton, Little Lever, Longworth, Lostock, Middle Hulton, Over Hulton, Quarlton, Rumworth, Sharples, Smithills, Tonge with Haulgh, Turton, Westhoughton.

Registers now divided between Bolton, Blackburn with Darwen and Salford districts.

Burnley

Created 1st July 1837. Mainly in Lancashire, but included part of Yorkshire West Riding.
Sub-districts : Burnley; Colne; East Ward; Nelson; Padiham; Pendle; West Ward.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837-51); 8e (1852-1937).

Altham, Barley with Wheatley Booth, Barrowford, Barrowford Booth, Blacko, Briercliffe with Extwistle, Brierfield, Brunshaw, Burnley, Cliviger, Colne, Cornholme (1837-89), Dunnockshaw, Filley Close, Foulridge, Goldshaw Booth, Great and Little Marsden, Habergham Eaves, Hapton, Heyhouses, Higham with West Close Booth, Huncoat, Ightenhill, Ightenhill Park, Nelson, New Laund Booth, Northtown, Padiham, Read, Reedley Hallows, Roughlee Booth, Sabden, Simonstone, Trawden, Wheatley Carr Booth, Worsthorne with Hurstwood.

Registers now divided between Burnley & Pendle, Preston & South Ribble and Hyndburn & Rossendale districts.

Bury

Created 1st July 1837.
Sub-districts : Birtle cum Bamford; Elton; Heywood; Holcombe; Lower Tottington; North Bury; Pilkington; Radcliffe; Ramsbottom; South Bury; Tottington Lower End; Walmersley; Whitefield.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837-51); 8c (1852-1930).

Ainsworth, Ashworth, Birtle cum Bamford, Bury, Castleton (from 1895), Elton, Heap, Heywood, Hopwood, Outwood, Pilkington, Pilsworth, Radcliffe, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Tottington Lower End, Unsworth, Walmersley cum Shuttleworth, Whitefield.

Registers now divided between Bury and Rochdale districts.

Chorley

Created 1st July 1837.
Sub-districts : Brindle; Chorley; Croston; Leyland; Rivington.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837-51); 8e (1852-1930).

Adlington, Anderton, Anglezarke, Bretherton, Brindle, Charnock Richard, Chorley, Clayton le Woods, Coppull, Croston, Cuerdon, Duxbury, Eccleston, Euxton, Heapey, Heath Charnock, Heskin, Hoghton, Leyland, Mawdesley, Rivington, Ulnes Walton, Welsh Whittle, Wheelton, Whittle le Woods, Withnell.

Registers now in Chorley district.

Chorlton

Created 1st July 1837. Abolished 1st January 1925 (renamed Manchester South).
Sub-districts : Ardwick; Barton; Chorlton upon Medlock; Didsbury; Hulme; Stretford.
GRO volumes : XX (1837-51); 8c (1852-1924).

Ardwick, Barton Moss (1837-49), Barton upon Irwell (1837-49), Burnage, Chorlton cum Hardy, Chorlton on Medlock, Davyhulme (1837-49), Didsbury, Flixton (1837-49), Gorton, Hulme, Irlam (1837-49), Levenshulme, Moss Side, Openshaw, Rusholme, Stretford (1837-49), Urmston (1837-49), West Gorton, Withington.

Registers now divided between Manchester, Salford and Trafford districts.

Clitheroe

Created 1st July 1837. Mainly in Lancashire, but included parts of Yorkshire West Riding.
Sub-districts : Chipping; Clitheroe; Gisbury; Slaidburne; Whalley.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837-51); 8e (1852-1930).

Aighton Bailey and Chaigley, Chatburn, Chipping, Clitheroe, Clitheroe Castle, Downham, Leagram, Little Bowland, Pendleton, Thornley with Wheatley, Twiston, Whalley, Wiswell, Worston.

Registers now in Ribble Valley district.

Fylde

Created 1st July 1837.
Sub-districts : Blackpool; Fleetwood; Kirkham; Lytham; Poulton-le-Fylde.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837-51); 8e (1852-1930).

Bispham with Norbreck, Blackpool, Bryning with Kellamergh, Carleton, Clifton with Salwick, Elswick, Fleetwood, Freckleton, Greenhalgh with Thistleton, Hardhorn with Newton, Kirkham, Layton with Warbreck, Little Eccleston with Larbreck, Lytham, Marton, Medlar with Wesham, Newton with Scales, Poulton le Fylde, Ribby with Wrea, St. Anne's on the Sea, Singleton, Thornton, Treales Roseacre and Wharles, Warton, Weeton and Preese, Westby with Plumpton.

Registers now divided between Blackpool and Fleetwood & Fylde districts.

Garstang

Created 1st July 1837.
Sub-districts : Garstang; St. Michael; Stalmine.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837-51), 8e (1852-1937).

Barnacre with Bonds, Bilsborrow, Bleasdale, Cabus, Catterall, Claughton, Cleveley, Forton, Garstang, Great Eccleston, Hambleton, Holleth, Inskip with Sowerby, Kirkland, Myerscough, Nateby, Nether Wyresdale, Out Rawcliffe, Pilling, Preesall with Hackinsall, Stalmine with Staynall, Upper Rawcliffe with Tarnacre, Winmarleigh.

Registers now in Lancaster district.

Haslingden

Created 1st July 1837.
Sub-districts : Accrington; Bacup; Edenfield; Haslingden; Newchurch; Rawtenstall; Rossendale.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837-51), 8e (1852-1930).

Accrington, Bacup, Hey and Hall Carr, Cowpe Lench, Hall Carr, Haslingden, Henheads, Higher Booths, Huncoat, Lower Booths, Musbury, New Accrington, Newchurch, Newhall Hey, Old Accrington, Rawtenstall, Tottington Higher End.

Registers now in Hyndburn & Rossendale district.

Kendal

Created 1st July 1837. Mainly in Westmorland, but included part of Lancashire.
Sub-districts : Ambleside; Grayrigg; Kendal; Kirby Lonsdale; Milnthorpe.
GRO volumes : XV (1837-51); 10b (1852-1930).

Dalton (1837-95).

Registers now divided between Kendal and Barrow in Furness districts.

Lancaster

Created 1st July 1837.
Sub-districts : Arkholme; Caton; Ellel; Heaton; Lancaster; Tunstall; Warton; Wray.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837-51); 8e (1852-1930).

Aldcliffe, Arkholme with Cawood (1837-69), Ashton with Stodday, Bolton le Sands, Borwick (1837-69), Bulk, Burrow with Burrow (1837-69), Cantsfield (1837-69), Carnforth, Caton (1837-69), Claughton (1837-69), Cockerham, Cockersand Abbey, Ellel, Farleton (1837-69), Gressingham (1837-69), Halton (1837-69), Heaton with Oxcliffe, Heysham, Hornby (1837-69), Ireby (1837-69), Lancaster, Leck (1837-69), Melling with Wrayton (1837-69), Middleton, Morecambe, Nether Kellet (1837-69), Over Kellet (1837-69), Over Wyresdale, Overton, Poulton Barre and Torrisholme, Priest Hutton, Quernmore (1837-69), Roeburndale (1837-69), Scotforth, Silverdale, Skerton, Slyne with Hest, Tatham (1837-69), Thurnham, Tunstal (1837-69), Warton with Lindeth, Wennington (1837-69), Whittington (1837-69), Wray with Botton (1837-69), Yealand Conyers, Yealand Redmayne.

Registers now in Lancaster district.

Leigh

Created 1st July 1837.
Sub-districts : Atherton; Culcheth; Leigh; Lowton; West Leigh.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837-51); 8c (1852-1930).

Astley, Atherton, Bedford, Culcheth, Golborne (from 1845), Kenyon (from 1845), Leigh, Lowton, Newchurch Kenyon, Pennington, Tyldesley cum Shakerley, West Leigh.

Registers now divided between Wigan & Leigh and Warrington districts.

Liverpool

Created 1st July 1837. Abolished 1st January 1925 (incorporated into Liverpool South district).
Sub-districts : Abercromby; Dale Street; Exchange; Howard Street; Islington; Mount Pleasant; St. George; St. Martin; St. Thomas; Scotland.
GRO volumes : XX (1837-51); 8b (1852-1924).

Liverpool.

Registers now in Liverpool district.

Liverpool North

Created 1st January 1925 (out of Prescot and West Derby districts).
Sub-districts : Liverpool North.
GRO volumes : 8b (1925-30).

Allerton, Childwall, Everton, Fazakerley, Garston, Kirkdale, Little Woolton, Liverpool (part), Much Woolton, Walton on the Hill, Wavertree, West Derby.

Registers now in Liverpool district.

Liverpool South

Created 1st January 1925 (out of Liverpool and Toxteth Park districts).
Sub-districts : Liverpool South.
GRO volumes : 8b (1925-30).

Liverpool (part), Toxteth Park.

Registers now in Liverpool district.

Lunesdale

Created 1st July 1869 (out of Lancaster district).
Sub-districts : Arkholme; Caton; Tunstall; Wray.
GRO volumes : 8e (1869-1930).

Arkholme with Cawood, Borwick, Burrow with Burrow, Cantsfield, Caton, Claughton, Farleton, Gressingham, Halton, Hornby, Ireby, Leck, Melling with Wrayton, Nether Kellet, Over Kellet, Quernmore, Roeburndale, Tatham, Tunstal, Wennington, Whittington, Wray with Botton.

Registers now in Lancaster district.

Manchester

Created 1st July 1837. Abolished 1st January 1925 (incorporated into Manchester North district).
Sub-districts : Ancoats; Blackley; Central; Cheetham; Deansgate; Failsworth; London Road; Market Street; Newton; Prestwich; St. George.
GRO volumes : XX (1837-51); 8d (1852-1924).

Beswick (1837-74), Blackley (1837-74), Bradford (1837-74), Cheetham (1837-74), Clayton (1837-74), Crumpsall (1837-74), Failsworth (1837-74), Great Heaton (1837-74), Harpurhey (1837-74), Little Heaton (1837-74), Manchester, Moston (1837-74), Newton (1837-74), Prestwich (1837-74).

Registers now divided between Manchester, Oldham, Bury and Bolton districts.

Manchester North

Created 1st January 1925 (from Manchester and Prestwich districts).
Sub-districts : Manchester North.
GRO volumes : 8d (1925-30).

Beswick, Blackley, Bradford, Cheetham, Clayton, Crumpsall, Failsworth, Great Heaton, Harpurhey, Little Heaton, Manchester (part), Moston, Newton, Prestwich.

Registers now in Manchester district.

Manchester South

Created 1st January 1925 (renaming of Chorlton district).
Sub-districts : Manchester South.
GRO volumes : 8d (1925-30).

Ardwick, Burnage, Chorlton cum Hardy, Chorlton on Medlock, Didsbury, Gorton, Hulme, Levenshulme, Manchester (part), Moss Side, Openshaw, Rusholme, West Gorton, Withington.

Registers now in Manchester district.

Oldham

Created 1st January 1850 (out of Ashton under Lyne district).
Sub-districts : Chadderton; Crompton; Middleton; Oldham Above Town; Oldham Below Town; Oldham Central; Oldham East; Oldham South; Royton.
GRO volumes : XX (1850-51); 8d (1852-1930).

Alkrington, Chadderton, Crompton, Middleton, Oldham, Royton, Thornham, Tonge.

Registers now divided between Oldham and Rochdale districts.

Ormskirk

Created 1st July 1837.
Sub-districts : Aughton; Bickerstaffe; Formby; Halsall; Lathom; North Meols; Ormskirk; Scarisbrick; Tarleton.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837-51); 8b (1852-1946).

Ainsdale, Altcar, Aughton, Bickerstaffe, Birkdale, Bispham, Burscough, Downholland, Formby, Halsall, Hesketh with Becconsall, Lathom, Lydiate, Maghull, Melling, Netherton, North Meols, Ormskirk, Rufford, Scarisbrick, Simonswood, Skelmersdale, Southport, Tarleton.

Registers now divided between West Lancashire, Sefton North and Knowsley districts.

Prescot

Created 1st July 1837.
Sub-districts : Farnworth; Hale; Hutton; Much Woolton; Prescot; Rainford; St. Helens; Widnes.
GRO volumes : XX (1837-51); 8b (1852-1930).

Bold, Cronton, Ditton, Eccleston, Hale, Halewood, Huyton with Roby, Knowsley, Little Woolton (1837-1924), Much Woolton (1837-1924), Parr, Prescot, Rainford, Rainhill, St. Helens, Speke, Tarbock, Whiston, Widnes, Windle.

Registers now divided between St. Helens, Knowsley, Liverpool and Halton districts.

Preston

Created 1st July 1837.
Sub-districts : Alston; Broughton; East Preston; Longton; North Preston; Preston; Walton-le-Dale; West Preston.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837-51); 8e (1852-1930).

Aston, Barton, Broughton, Cottam, Cuerdale, Dilworth, Dutton, Elston, Farington, Fishwick, Fulwood, Goosnargh, Grimsargh with Brockholes, Haighton, Hothersall, Howick, Hutton, Ingol, Lea Ashton, Little Hoole, Longton, Much Hoole, Penwortham, Preston, Ribbleton, Ribchester, Salmesbury, Walton-le-Dale, Whittington, Woodplumpton.

Registers now divided between Preston & South Ribble and Ribble Valley districts.

Prestwich

Created 1st October 1874 (out of Manchester district). Abolished 1st January 1925 (incorporated into Manchester North district).
Sub-districts : Blackley; Cheetham; Failsworth; Newton; Newton Heath; Prestwich.
GRO volumes : 8d (1874-1924).

Beswick, Blackley, Bradford, Cheetham, Clayton (1895-1924), Crumpsall, Failsworth, Great Heaton, Harpurhey, Little Heaton, Moston, Newton, Prestwich.

Registers now divided between Manchester, Oldham, Bury and Bolton districts.

Rochdale

Created 1st July 1837.
Sub-districts : Blatchworth; Butterworth Freehold Side; Butterworth Lordship Side; Castleton Further; Castleton Nearer; Castleton No. 1; Castleton No. 2; Littleborough; Spotland and Norden; Spotland Further Side; Spotland Nearer Side; Wardleworth; Whitworth; Whitworth and Wardle; Wuerdle.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837-51); 8e (1852-1937).

Blatchinsworth and Calderbrook, Butterworth, Castleton (1837-95), Littleborough, Milnrow, Norden, Rochdale, Spotland, Wardle, Wardleworth, Whitworth, Wuerdle.

Registers now divided between Rochdale and Hyndburn & Rossendale districts.

Salford

Created 1st July 1837.
Sub-districts : Broughton; Greengate; Pendleton; Regent Road.
GRO volumes : XX (1837-51); 8d (1852-1930).

Broughton, Pendlebury, Pendleton, Salford.

Registers now in Salford district.

Stockport

Created 1st July 1837. Mainly in Cheshire, but included parts of Lancashire.
Sub-districts : Bredbury; Cheadle; Hazel Grove; Heaton Norris; Hyde; Marple; Newton; Stockport 1st; Stockport 2nd; Stockport 3rd.
GRO volumes : XIX (1837-51); 8a (1852-1930).

Heaton Norris (1837-1913), Reddish (1837-1901).

Registers now divided between Stockport, Tameside and Cheshire East districts.

Todmorden

Created 1st July 1837. Mainly in Yorkshire West Riding, but included part of Lancashire.
Sub-districts : Hebden Bridge; Todmorden.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837-51), 9a (1852-1930).

Walsden.

Registers now in Calderdale district.

Toxteth Park

Created 1st January 1881 (out of West Derby district). Abolished 1st January 1925 (incorporated into Liverpool South district).
Sub-districts : Toxteth Park Central; Toxteth Park East; Toxteth Park North West; Toxteth Park South West.
GRO volumes : 8b (1881-1924).

Toxteth Park.

Registers now in Liverpool district.

Ulverston

Created 1st July 1837.
Sub-districts : Cartmel; Colton; Dalton in Furness; Hawkshead; Ulverston; West Broughton.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837-51); 8e (1852-1930).

Aldingham, Angerton, Barrow-in-Furness (1837-76), Blawith, Broughton East, Broughton West, Cartmel Fell, Claife, Colton, Church Coniston, Coniston, Dalton in Furness, Dunnerdale with Seathwaite, Egton with Newland, Grange, Haverthwaite, Hawkshead, Kirkby Ireleth, Lower Allthwaite, Lower Holker, Lowick, Mansriggs, Monk Coniston, Osmotherley, Pennington, Satterwaite, Skelwith, Staveley, Subberthwaite, Torver, Ulverston, Upper Allthwaite, Upper Holker, Urswick.

Registers now divided between Ulverston, Barrow in Furness and Lancaster districts.

Warrington

Created 1st July 1837. Mainly in Lancashire, but included parts of Cheshire.
Sub-districts : Latchford; Newton in Makerfield; Rixton; Sankey; Warrington; Winwick.
GRO volumes : XX (1837-51), 8c (1852-1930).

Arbury, Burtonwood, Cuerdley, Golborne (1837-45), Great Sankey, Haydock, Houghton, Kenyon (1837-45), Latchford (from 1896), Little Sankey, Middleton, Newton in Makerfield, Penketh, Poulton with Fearnhead, Rixton with Glazebrook, Southworth with Croft, Warrington, Winwick with Hulme, Woolston with Martinscroft.

Registers now divided between Warrington and St. Helens districts.

West Derby

Created 1st July 1837.
Sub-districts : Bootle; Crosby; Everton; Fazakerley; Kirkdale; Litherland; North Everton; South Everton; Toxteth Park; Walton; Wavertree; West Derby; West Derby East; West Derby West.
GRO volumes : XX (1837-51); 8b (1852-1930).

Aintree, Allerton (1837-1924), Bootle cum Linacre, Childwall (1837-1924), Croxteth Park, Everton (1837-1924), Fazakerley (1837-1924), Ford, Garston (1837-1924), Great Crosby, Ince Blundell, Kirkby, Kirkdale (1837-1924), Litherland, Little Crosby, Lunt, Netherton, Orrell, Seaforth, Sefton, Thornton, Toxteth Park (1837-80), Walton on the Hill (1837-1924), Waterloo, Wavertree (1837-1924), West Derby (1837-1924), West Derby Rural.

Registers now divided between Liverpool, Sefton South and Knowsley districts.

Wigan

Created 1st July 1837.
Sub-districts : Ashton in Makerfield; Aspull; Billinge; Hindley; Pemberton; Standish; Upholland; Wigan.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837-51), 8c (1852-1946).

Abram, Ashton in Makerfield, Aspull, Billinge, Billinge Chapel End, Billinge Higher End, Blackrod, Dalton, Haigh, Hindley, Ince in Makerfield, Orrell, Parbold, Pemberton, Shevington, Standish with Langtree, Upholland, Wigan, Winstanley, Worthington, Wrightington.

Registers now divided between Wigan & Leigh, West Lancashire, Bolton and St. Helens districts.

Worsley

Created 1st July 1837. Abolished 1st January 1850 (incorporated into Barton district).
Sub-districts : Worsley.
GRO volume : XX (1837-49).

Clifton, Eccles, Swinton, Worsley.

Registers now in Salford district.