Amounderness Registration District

AMOUNDERNESS REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Lancashire.
Created : 1.4.1935 (out of Preston registration district).
Abolished : 1.4.1974 (to become part of Preston & South Ribble and Ribble Valley registration districts).
Sub-districts : Alston (1935–37) ; Broughton (1935–37) ; Fulwood (1937–69) ; Fulwood & Penwortham (1969–74) ; Longridge (1937–74) ; Longton (1935–37) ; Penwortham (1937–69) ; Walton le Dale (1935–74).
GRO volumes : 8e (1935–46), 10B (1946–74).
Registers currently held at : Lancashire.

Table 1: List of Places in Amounderness Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Alston	Lancashire	1935	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of the parish of Longridge. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Barton	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Broughton	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Cuerdale	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Dilworth	Lancashire	1935	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of the parish of Longridge. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Dutton	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (c) and (j).
Farington	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Fulwood	Lancashire	1935	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a), (g) and (i).
Goosnagh	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Grimsargh	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Haighton	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Hothersall	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j)
Hutton	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (f) and (i).
Lea	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (g), (h) and (i).
Little Hoole	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Longton	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Much Hoole	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Penwortham	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Ribchester	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (d) and (j).
Samlesbury	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (e) and (i).
Walton le Dale	Lancashire	1935	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (i).
Whittingham	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Woodplumpton	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Amounderness Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1935 (created)	(a)	Gained the parishes of Alston, Barton, Broughton, Cuerdale, Dilworth, Dutton, Farington, Fulwood, Goosnargh, Grimsargh, Haighton, Hothersall, Hutton, Lea, Little Hoole, Longton, Much Hoole, Penwortham, Ribchester, Samlesbury, Walton le Dale, Whittingham, and Woodplumpton, from Preston registration district.	53359 in 1931
1.4.1937	(b)	Lost part of the parish of Walton le Dale (which became part of the parish of Hoghton on 1.4.1934) to Chorley registration district.	0 in 1931
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Dutton (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Clayton le Dale) from Darwen registration district.	6 in 1931
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Ribchester (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Clayton le Dale) from Darwen registration district.	9 in 1931
	(e)	Lost part of the parish of Samlesbury (which became part of the parish of Mellor on 1.4.1934) to Darwen registration district.	41 in 1931
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Hutton (which until 1.4.1934 formed parts of the parishes of Clifton with Salwick and Newton with Scales) from Fylde registration district.	0 in 1931
1.4.1952	(g)	Lost parts of the parishes of Fulwood and Lea (which became parts of the parish of Preston on 1.4.1952) to Preston registration district.
1.4.1956	(h)	Lost part of the parish of Lea (which became part of the parish of Preston on 1.4.1956) to Preston registration district.
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(i)	Lost the parishes of Barton, Broughton, Cuerdale, Farington, Fulwood, Goosnagh, Grimsargh, Haighton, Hutton, Lea, Little Hoole, Longton, Much Hoole, Penwortham, Samlesbury, Walton le Dale, Whittingham, and Woodplumpton, to Preston & South Ribble registration district.	219816 in 1971
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(j)	Lost the parishes of Alston, Dilworth, Dutton, Hothersall, and Ribchester, to Ribble Valley registration district.	8341 in 1971

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