Darwen Registration District

DARWEN REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Lancashire.
Created : 1.1.1937 (out of Blackburn registration district).
Abolished : 1.4.1974 (to become part of Blackburn, Hyndburn & Rossendale, and Ribble Valley registration districts).
Sub-districts : Billington, Billington & Mellor, Darwen, Great Harwood, Mellor, Oswaldtwistle.
GRO volumes : 8e (1937–46), 10C (1946–74).
Registers currently held at : Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire.

Table 1: List of Places in Darwen Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Balderstone	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Billington	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
Church	Lancashire	1937	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (f).
Clayton le Dale	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (e).
Clayton le Moors	Lancashire	1937	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (f).
Darwen	Lancashire	1937	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Dinckley	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
Eccleshill	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Great Harwood	Lancashire	1937	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (f).
Livesey	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Mellor	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (c) and (e).
Osbaldeston	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Oswaldtwistle	Lancashire	1937	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (f).
Pleasington	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Ramsgreave	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Rishton	Lancashire	1937	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (f).
Salesbury	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Tockholes	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Wilpshire	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Yate & Pickup Bank	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (d) and (e).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Darwen Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.1.1937 (created)	(a)	Gained the parishes of Balderstone, Billington, Church, Clayton le Dale, Clayton le Moors, Darwen, Dinckley, Dutton, Eccleshill, Great Harwood, Livesey, Mellor, Osbaldeston, Oswaldtwistle, Pleasington, Ramsgreave, Rishton, Salesbury, Tockholes, Wilpshire, and Yate & Pickup Bank, from Blackburn registration district.	94884 in 1931
1.4.1937	(b)	Lost parts of the parish of Clayton le Dale (which became parts of the parishes of Dutton and Ribchester on 1.4.1934) to Amounderness registration district.	15 in 1931
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Mellor (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Samlesbury) from Amounderness registration district.	41 in 1931
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Yate & Pickup Bank (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Haslingden) from Haslingden registration district.	0 in 1931
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(e)	Lost the parishes of Balderstone, Clayton le Dale, Darwen, Eccleshill, Livesey, Mellor, Osbaldeston, Pleasington, Ramsgreave, Salesbury, Tockholes, Wilpshire, and Yate & Pickup Bank, to Blackburn registration district.	43484 in 1971
	(f)	Lost the parishes of Church, Clayton le Moors, Great Harwood, Oswaldtwistle, and Rishton, to Hyndburn & Rossendale registration district.	41251 in 1971
	(g)	Lost the parishes of Billington and Dinckley to Ribble Valley registration district.	5603 in 1971

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