Pontefract Registration District

PONTEFRACT REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Yorkshire West Riding (1837–1974), West Yorkshire (1974–2008).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.2008 (to become part of Wakefield registration district).
Sub-districts : Ackworth, Castleford, Hemsworth, Kippax, Knottingley, Pontefract, Whitley
GRO volumes : XXII (1837–51), 9c (1852–1946), 2C (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Wakefield (Pontefract), North Yorkshire, Leeds and Wakefield (Wakefield).

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

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Ackton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	Abolished 1.4.1938 to become part of the parish of Ackton & Snydale. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (e).
Ackton	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1938
Ackton & Snydale	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	Created 1.4.1938 out of the parishes of Snydale and Ackton.
Ackworth	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1850	See Table 2, note (a).
Allerton Bywater	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f).
Allerton Bywater	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1869	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f).
Badsworth	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1850	See Table 2, note (a).
Balne	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (g) and (r).
Beal	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (r).
Beal	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1974	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (r).
Birkin	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (r).
Brotherton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (r).
Brotherton	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1974	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (r).
Burton Salmon	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (r).
Burton Salmon	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1974	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (r).
Byram cum Poole	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	Abolished 26.3.1891 to become part of the parish of Byram cum Sutton.
Byram cum Sutton	Yorkshire West Riding	1891	1974	Created 26.3.1891 from the separate parishes of Byram cum Poole and Sutton. See also Table 2, note (r).
Carleton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Pontefract. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (e).
Carleton	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1937
Castleford	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (o).
Castleford	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1974
Cridling Stubbs	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (r).
Darrington	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	See Table 2, notes (d) and (e).
Darrington	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (e).
East Hardwick	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1974
Eggborough	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (r).
Fairburn	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (r).
Fairburn	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1974	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (r).
Featherstone	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (k).
Featherstone	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1974	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (k).
Ferry Fryston	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	Abolished 1.4.1938 to become parts of the parishes of Castleford and Fairburn. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (e).
Ferry Fryston	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1938
Garforth	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f).
Garforth	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1869	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f).
Glass Houghton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	Abolished 1.4.1938 to become part of the parish of Castleford. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (e).
Glass Houghton	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1938
Great & Little Preston	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f).
Great & Little Preston	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1869	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f).
Hamphall Stubbs	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1850	See Table 2, note (a).
Heck	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (r).
Hemsworth	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1850	See Table 2, note (a).
Hensall	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (r).
Hessle	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1850	See Table 2, note (a).
Hill Top	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1850	See Table 2, note (a).
Hillam	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (r).
Huddleston cum Lunby	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	See Table 2, note (b).
Huntwick with Foulby & Nostell	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1850	See Table 2, note (a).
Kellington	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (r).
Kippax	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f).
Kippax	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1869	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f).
Kirk Smeaton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1850	See Table 2, note (a).
Knottingley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area.
Ledsham	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f).
Ledsham	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1869	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f).
Ledston	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f).
Ledston	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1869	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f).
Little Smeaton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1850	See Table 2, note (a).
Methley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become parts of the parishes of Rothwell and Castleford. See also Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (m).
Methley	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1937
Micklefield	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f).
Micklefield	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1869	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f).
Monk Fryston	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (h), (j), (p) and (r).
Monkhill	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1892	Abolished 26.3.1892 to become part of the parish of Pontefract.
Newthorpe	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	See Table 2, note (b).
North Elmsall	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1850	See Table 2, note (a).
Pontefract	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area.
Pontefract Park	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	Abolished 1.4.1920 to become part of the parish of Pontefract. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (e).
Pontefract Park	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1920
Purston Jaglin	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	Abolished 1.4.1938 to become part of the parish of Featherstone. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (e).
Purston Jaglin	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1938
Skelbrooke	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1850	See Table 2, note (a).
Snydale	Yorkshire West Riding	1869	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 to become parts of the parishes of Ackton & Snydale, and Huntwick with Foulby & Nostell. See also Table 2, notes (c), (i) and (l).
South Elmsall	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1850	See Table 2, note (a).
South Kirkby	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1850	See Table 2, note (a).
South Milford	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f).
South Milford	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1869	See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f).
Stapleton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (r).
Sutton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	Abolished 26.3.1891 to become part of the parish of Byram cum Sutton. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (e).
Sutton	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1891
Tanshelf	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1920	Abolished 1.4.1920 to become part of the parish of Pontefract.
Thorpe Audlin	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1850	See Table 2, note (a).
Upton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1850	See Table 2, note (a).
Walden Stubbs	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1850	See Table 2, note (a).
West Hardwick	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1850	See Table 2, note (a).
Whitley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (r).
Whitwood	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1862	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become parts of the parishes of Castleford and Rothwell. See also Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (n).
Whitwood	Yorkshire West Riding	1868	1937
Womersley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (r).

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

All areas in Pontefract registration dstrict became part of the county of West Yorkshire on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Ackworth	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	See Table 2, notes (q) and (s)
Badsworth	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	See Table 2, notes (q) and (s)
Castleford	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and municipal borough of Castleford. See also Table 2, note (s).
Darrington	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	See Table 2, note (s).
East Hardwick	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	See Table 2, note (s).
Featherstone	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	See Table 2, note (s).
Havercroft with Cold Hiendley	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	See Table 2, notes (q) and (s)
Hemsworth	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	See Table 2, notes (q) and (s)
Hessle & Hill Top	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	See Table 2, notes (q) and (s)
Huntwick with Foulby & Nostell	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	See Table 2, notes (q) and (s)
Knottingley	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Knottingley. See also Table 2, note (s).
North Elmsall	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	See Table 2, notes (q) and (s)
Pontefract	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and municipal borough of Pontefract. See also Table 2, note (s).
Ryhill	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	See Table 2, notes (q) and (s)
South Elmsall	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	See Table 2, notes (q) and (s)
South Hiendley	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	See Table 2, notes (q) and (s)
South Kirkby	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	See Table 2, notes (q) and (s)
Thorpe Audlin	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	See Table 2, notes (q) and (s)
Upton	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	See Table 2, notes (q) and (s)
West Hardwick	West Yorkshire	1974	2008	See Table 2, notes (q) and (s)

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Pontefract Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
11.11.1850	(a)	Lost the townships of Ackworth, Badsworth, Hamphall Stubbs, Hemsworth, Hessle & Hill Top, Huntwick with Foulby & Nostell, Kirk Smeaton, Little Smeaton, North Elmsall, Skelbrooke, South Elmsall, South Kirkby, Thorpe Audlin, Upton, Walden Stubbs, and West Hardwick, to help create Hemsworth registration district.
26.3.1862	(b)	Lost the parishes of Huddleston cum Lumby and Newthorpe, to Tadcaster registration district.	355 in 1861
8.4.1862	(c)	Gained the parish of Snydale from Wakefield registration district.	160 in 1861
30.5.1862	(d)	Lost the parishes of Ackton, Allerton Bywater, Beal, Brotherton, Burton Salmon, Carleton, Castleford, Darrington, Fairburn, Featherstone, Ferry Fryston, Garforth, Glass Houghton, Great & Little Preston, Kippax, Ledsham, Ledston, Methley, Micklefield, Pontefract Park, Purston Jaglin, South Milford, Sutton, and Whitwood, to create Castleford registration district	19954 in 1861
1.1.1868	(e)	Regained the parishes of Ackton, Allerton Bywater, Beal, Brotherton, Burton Salmon, Carleton, Castleford, Darrington, Fairburn, Featherstone, Ferry Fryston, Garforth, Glass Houghton, Great & Little Preston, Kippax, Ledsham, Ledston, Methley, Micklefield, Pontefract Park, Purston Jaglin, South Milford, Sutton, and Whitwood, from Castleford registration district	19954 in 1861
16.8.1869	(f)	Lost the parishes of Allerton Bywater, Garforth, Great & Little Preston, Kippax, Ledsham, Ledston, Micklefield, and South Milford to Tadcaster registration district.	6351 in 1861
24.3.1883	(g)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Balne, including the Vicarage (which became part of the parish of Pollington on 24.3.1883) to Goole registration district.	11 in 1891
24.3.1883	(h)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Monk Fryston (which became part of the parish of Huddleston cum Lumby on 24.3.1883) to Tadcaster registration district.	0 in 1891
1.6.1906	(i)	Lost part of the parish of Snydale (which became part of the parish of Normanton on 1.4.1906) to Wakefield registration district.	0 in 1901
1.1.1947	(j)	Lost part of the parish of Monk Fryston (which became part of the parish of South Milford on 1.4.1937) to Barkston Ash registration district.	73 in 1931
	(k)	Gained part of the parish of Featherstone (which until 1.4.1938 formed parts of the parishes of Huntwick with Foulby & Nostell and West Hardwick) from Hemsworth registration district.	2 in 1931
	(l)	Lost part of the parish of Syndale (which became part of the parish of Huntwick with Foulby & Nostell on 1.4.1938) to Hemsworth registration district.	0 in 1931
	(m)	Lost part of the parish of Methley (which became part of the parish of Rothwell on 1.4.1937) to Lower Agbrigg registration district.	4607 in 1931
	(n)	Lost part of the parish of Whitwood (which became part of the parish of Rothwell on 1.4.1937) to Lower Agbrigg registration district.	0 in 1931
	(o)	Gained part of the parish of Castleford (which until 1.4.1938 formed part of the parish of Allerton Bywater) from Tadcaster registration district.	1864 in 1931
	(p)	Gained part of the parish of Monk Fryston (which until 1.4.1937 formed part of the parish of Huddleston cum Lumby) from Tadcaster registration district.	29 in 1931
1.4.1974	(q)	Gained the parishes of Ackworth, Badsworth, Havercroft with Cold Hiendley, Hemsworth, Hessle & Hill Top, Huntwick with Foulby & Nostell, North Elmsall, Ryhill, South Elmsall, South Hiendley, South Kirkby, Thorpe Audlin, Upton, and West Hardwick (which were transferred from Yorkshire West Riding to the county of West Yorkshire on 1.4.1974) from Hemsworth registration district.	52070 in 1971
1.4.1974	(r)	Lost the parishes of Balne, Beal, Birkin, Brotherton, Burton Salmon, Byram cum Sutton, Cridling Stubbs, Eggborough, Fairburn, Heck, Hensall, Hillam, Kellington, Monk Fryston, Stapleton, Whitley, and Womersley (which were transferred from Yorkshire West Riding to the county of North Yorkshire on 1.4.1974) to Selby registration district.	7823 in 1971
1.4.2008 (abolished)	(s)	Lost the constituent parishes of Ackworth, Badsworth, Darrington, East Hardwick, Featherstone, Havercroft with Cold Hiendley, Hemsworth, Hessle & Hill Top, Huntwick with Foulby & Nostell, North Elmsall, Ryhill, South Elmsall, South Hiendley, South Kirkby, Thorpe Audlin, Upton, West Hardwick, and the unparished areas of Castleford, Knottingley, and Pontefract, to Wakefield registration district.

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