Bradford Registration District

BRADFORD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Yorkshire West Riding (1837–1974); West Yorkshire (1974–2008).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.10.2008 (to become part of Bradford & Keighley registration district).
Sub-districts : Bowling, Bradford Central, Bradford East, Bradford North, Bradford South, Bradford West, Calverley, Cleckheaton, Drighlington, Horton, Idle, Little Horton, Manningham, North Bierley, Pudsey, St. Lukes, Shipley, Thornton, Wilsden
GRO volumes : XXIII (1837–51), 9b (1852–1946), 2B (1946–74), 4 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Bradford & Keighley, Leeds and Dewsbury.

Table 1A: List of Places in Bradford Registration District (1837–1974)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Allerton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, note (a).
Bolton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1898	Abolished 25.3.1898 to become part of the parish of Bradford.
Bowling	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1898	Abolished 25.3.1898 to become part of the parish of Bradford.
Bradford	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, note (b).
Calverley with Farsley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, note (a).
Clayton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Clayton	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Cleckheaton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, note (a).
Drighlington	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, note (a).
Eccleshill	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Eccleshill	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Heaton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, note (a).
Horton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1898	Abolished 25.3.1898 to become part of the parish of Bradford.
Hunsworth	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, note (a).
Idle	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, notes (a), (c) and (d).
Idle	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (c) and (d).
Manningham	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1898	Abolished 25.3.1898 to become part of the parish of Bradford.
North Bierley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
North Bierley	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Pudsey	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, note (a).
Shipley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, note (a).
Thornton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Thornton	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Tong	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Tong	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Wilsden	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, note (a).
Wyke	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Wyke	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).

Table 1B: List of Places in Bradford Registration District (1974–2008)

All the areas in Bradford registration district became part of the county of West Yorkshire on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Baildon	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Baildon. See also Table 2, notes (f) and (h).
Bingley	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Bingley. See also Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Bradford	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the county borough of Bradford, and the parishes of Bradford, Clayton, Eccleshill, Idle, North Bierley, Thornton, Tong, and Wyke. See also Table 2, note (h).
Ilkley	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	See Table 2, notes (f) and (h).
Queensbury	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed part of the parish and urban district of Queensbury & Shelf. See also Table 2, notes (e) and (h).
Shipley	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Shipley. See also Table 2, notes (g) and (h).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Bradford Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.1.1892	(a)	Lost the parishes of Allerton, Calverley with Farsley, Clayton, Cleckheaton, Drighlington, Eccleshill, Heaton, Hunsworth, Idle, North Bierley, Pudsey, Shipley, Thornton, Tong, Wilsden, and Wyke, to create North Bierley registration district.	138906 in 1891
1.10.1898	(b)	Gained parts of the parish of Bradford (which until 25.3.1898 formed the parishes of Allerton, Heaton, Thornbury, and Tyersall) from North Bierley registration district.	13386 in 1891
1.1.1939	(c)	Gained the parishes of Clayton, Eccleshill, Idle, North Bierley, Thornton, Tong, and Wyke, from North Bierley registration district.	70666 in 1931
1.4.1955	(d)	Lost part of the parish of Idle (which became part of the parish of Shipley on 1.4.1955) to Worth Valley registration district.
1.4.1974	(e)	Gained the unparished area of Queensbury (which until 1.4.1974 formed part of the parish of Queensbury & Shelf) from Calder registration district.
	(f)	Gained the parish of Ilkley, and the unparished area of Baildon (which were transferred from Yorkshire West Riding to the county of West Yorkshire on 1.4.1974) from Wharfedale registration district.	36569 in 1971
	(g)	Gained the unparished areas of Bingley and Shipley (which were transferred from Yorkshire West Riding to the county of West Yorkshire on 1.4.1974) from Worth Valley registration district.	54975 in 1971
1.10.2008 (abolished)	(h)	Lost the constituent parish of Ilkley, and the unparished areas of Baildon, Bingley, Bradford, Queensbury, and Shipley, to Bradford & Keighley registration district.

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