Prescot Registration District

PRESCOT REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Lancashire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Farnworth, Hale, Huyton, Kirkby, Much Woolton, Prescot, Prescot & Huyton, Rainford, St. Helens, Whiston, Widnes.
GRO volumes : XX (1837–51), 8b (1852–1946), 10F (1946–74).
Registers now held by : St. Helens, Knowsley, Liverpool and Halton.

Table 1: List of Places in Prescot Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Bold	Lancashire	1837	1964	See Table 2, note (k).
Cronton	Lancashire	1837	1964	See Table 2, note (k).
Ditton	Lancashire	1837	1920	Abolished 9.11.1920 and incorporated into the parishes of Widnes and Tarbock.
Eccleston	Lancashire	1837	1974
Hale	Lancashire	1837	1964	See Table 2, notes (f) and (k).
Halewood	Lancashire	1837	1964	See Table 2, notes (f) and (k).
Huyton with Roby	Lancashire	1837	1974
Kirkby	Lancashire	1922	1974	See Table 2, notes (b), (h), (i) and (l).
Knowsley	Lancashire	1837	1974
Little Woolton	Lancashire	1837	1922	Abolished 1.4.1922 and incorporated into the parish of Liverpool. See also Table 2, note (c).
Much Woolton	Lancashire	1837	1922	Abolished 1.4.1922 and incorporated into the parish of Liverpool. See also Table 2, note (c).
Parr	Lancashire	1837	1894	Abolished 25.3.1894 and incorporated into the parish of St. Helens.
Prescot	Lancashire	1837	1974
Rainford	Lancashire	1837	1964	See Table 2, note (k).
Rainhill	Lancashire	1837	1974
Speke	Lancashire	1837	1932	Abolished 1.4.1932 and incorporated into the parish of Liverpool. See also Table 2, note (d).
St. Helens	Lancashire	1894	1935	Created 25.3.1894 out of the parishes of Eccleston, Windle, Sutton, and Parr. See also Table 2, note (e).
Sutton	Lancashire	1837	1894	Abolished 25.3.1894 and incorporated into the parish of St. Helens.
Tarbock	Lancashire	1837	1974
Whiston	Lancashire	1837	1974
Widnes	Lancashire	1837	1964	See Table 2, notes (a) and (k).
Windle	Lancashire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (g).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Prescot Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.3.1921	(a)	Gained part of the parish of Widnes (which until 9.11.1920 formed part of the parish of Cuerdley) from Warrington registration district.	46 in 1921
1.9.1922	(b)	Gained the parish of Kirkby from West Derby registration district.	1116 in 1921
1.9.1922	(c)	Lost the parishes of Little Woolton and Much Woolton (which became part of the parish of Liverpool on 1.4.1922) to West Derby registration district.	5735 in 1921
1.10.1934	(d)	Lost the parish of Speke (which became part of the parish of Liverpool on 1.4.1932) to Liverpool South registration district.	384 in 1931
1.7.1935	(e)	Lost the parish of St. Helens to St. Helens registration district.	107452 in 1931
1.4.1952	(f)	Lost parts of the parishes of Hale and Halewood (which became parts of the parish of Liverpool on 1.4.1952) to Liverpool South registration district.
1.4.1954	(g)	Lost part of the parish of Windle (which became part of the parish of St. Helens on 1.4.1954) to St. Helens registration district.
7.8.1956	(h)	Lost part of the parish of Kirkby (which became part of the parish of Liverpool on 7.8.1956) from Liverpool South registration district.
7.8.1956	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Kirkby (which until 7.8.1956 formed part of the parish of Liverpool) from Liverpool South registration district.
1.4.1958	(j)	Gained part of the parish of Kirkby (which until 1.4.1958 formed part of the parish of Simonswood) from Ormskirk registration district.
1.4.1964	(k)	Lost the parishes of Bold, Cronton, Hale, Halewood, Rainford, and Widnes, to Widnes registration district.
1.4.1969	(l)	Gained part of the parish of Kirkby (which until 1.4.1969 formed part of the parish of Simonswood) from Ormskirk registration district.

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