Ribble Valley Registration District

CLITHEROE REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Lancashire.
Created : 1.4.1974 (out of Clitheroe, Amounderness, Darwen, Ewecross and Nelson registration districts).
Abolished : 1.6.2005 (to become part of Lancashire registration district).
Sub-districts : Ribble Valley.
GRO volumes : 40 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Lancashire.

Table 1: List of Places in Ribble Valley Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Aighton Chaigley & Bailey	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Bashall Eaves	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
Billington	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Bolton by Bowland	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
Bowland Forest High	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
Bowland Forest Low	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
Bowland with Leagram	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Chatburn	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Chipping	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Clitheroe	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Dinckley	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Downham	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Dutton	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (a) and (f).
Easington	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
Gisburn	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
Gisburn Forest	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
Great Mitton	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
Grindleton	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
Horton	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
Hothersall	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (a) and (f).
Little Mitton	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Longridge	Lancashire	1974	2005	Created 1.4.1974 from the parishes of Alston and Dilworth. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (f).
Mearley	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Midhope	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
Newsholme	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
Newton	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
Paythorne	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
Pendleton	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Read	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
Ribchester	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (a) and (f).
Rimington	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
Sabden	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
Sawley	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
Slaidburn	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
Thornley with Wheatley	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Twiston	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Waddington	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
West Bradford	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
Whalley	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Wiswell	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Worston	Lancashire	1974	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Ribble Valley Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1974 (created)	(a)	Gained the parishes of Dutton, Hothersall, Longridge, and Ribchester, from Amounderness registration district.	8341 in 1971
	(b)	Gained the parishes of Aighton Chaigley & Bailey, Bowland with Leagram, Chatburn, Chipping, Clitheroe, Downham, Little Mitton, Mearley, Pendleton, Thornley with Wheatley, Twiston, Whalley, Wiswell, and Worston, from Clitheroe registration district.	22650 in 1971
	(c)	Gained the parishes of Billington and Dinckley from Darwen registration district.	5603 in 1971
	(d)	Gained the parishes of Bashall Eaves, Bolton by Bowland, Bowland Forest High, Bowland Forest Low, Easington, Gisburn, Gisburn Forest, Great Mitton, Grindleton, Horton, Midhope, Newsholme, Newton, Paythorne, Rimington, Sawley, Slaidburn, Waddington, and West Bradford (which were transferred from Yorkshire West Riding to the county of Lancashire on 1.4.1974) from Ewecross registration district.	5106 in 1971
	(e)	Gained the parishes of Read and Sabden from Nelson registration district.	2414 in 1971
1.6.2005 (abolished)	(f)	Lost the constituent parishes of Aighton Chaigley & Bailey, Bashall Eaves, Billington, Bolton by Bowland, Bowland Forest High, Bowland Forest Low, Bowland with Leagram, Chatburn, Chipping, Clitheroe, Dinckley, Downham, Dutton, Easington, Gisburn, Gisburn Forest, Great Mitton, Grindleton, Horton, Hothersall, Little Mitton, Longridge, Mearley, Midhope, Newsholme, Newton, Paythorne, Pendleton, Read, Ribchester, Rimington, Sabden, Sawley, Slaidburn, Thornley with Wheatley, Twiston, Waddington, West Bradford, Whalley, Wiswell, and Worston, to Lancashire registration district.

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