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List of Districts |
Registration County : Lancashire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Blatchworth, Butterworth Freehold Side, Butterworth Lordship Side, Castleton Further, Castleton Nearer, Castleton No. 1, Castleton No. 2, Littleborough,
Milnrow, Spotland & Norden, Spotland Further Side, Spotland Nearer Side, Wardleworth, Whitworth, Whitworth and Wardle, Wuerdle.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837–51), 8e (1852–1946), 10F (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Rochdale and Lancashire.
Table 1: List of Places in Rochdale Registration District
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Civil Parish |
County |
From |
To |
Comments |
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Blatchinworth with Calderbrook |
1837 |
1894 |
Abolished 1894 and incorporated into the parish of Littleborough. |
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Butterworth |
1837 |
1894 |
Abolished 1894 and incorporated into the parishes of Milnrow, Littleborough, Rochdale, and Wardle. |
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Castleton |
1837 |
1894 |
Abolished 1894 and incorporated into the parishes of Rochdale, Castleton by Rochdale, Heywood, and Milnrow. |
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Castleton Lancashire |
1896 |
1900 |
Created 5.11.1896 by renaming the parish of Castleton by Rochdale. Abolished 9.11.1900 and incorporated into the parishes of Rochdale and Bury. See also Table 2, note (e). |
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Castleton by Rochdale |
1894 |
1896 |
Created 1894 from the parts of the parishes of Castleton, Thornham, and Hopwood in Castleton by Rochdle Urban District. Abolished 5.1896 and renamed Castleton Lancashire. See also Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (d). |
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Littleborough |
1894 |
1936 |
Created 1894 from the parts of the parishes of Blatchinworth & Calderbrook, Butterworth, and Wuerdle & Wardle, in Littleborough Urban District. See also Table 2, note (h). |
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Milnrow |
1894 |
1936 |
Created 1894 from the parts of the parishes of Butterworth and Castleton in Milnrow Urban District. See also Table 2, note (h). |
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Norden |
1894 |
1933 |
Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Spotland in Norden Urban District. Abolished 1.10.1933 and incorporated into the parishes of Rochdale and Heywood. See also Table 2, note (g). |
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Rochdale |
1894 |
1974 |
Created 1894 from the parishes of Castleton, Wardleworth, Sporland, Wuerdle & Wardle, and Butterworth. See also Table 2, note (f). |
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Spotland |
1837 |
1894 |
Abolished 1894 and incorporated into the parishes of Rochdale, Whitworth, Bacup, and Norden. See also Table 2, note (c). |
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Wardle |
1894 |
1936 |
Created 1894 from the parts of the parishes of Wuerdle & Wardle and Butterworth in Wuerdle & Wardle Urban District. See also Table 2, note (h). |
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Wardleworth |
1837 |
1894 |
Abolished 1894 and incorporated into the parish of Rochdale. |
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Whitworth |
1894 |
1936 |
Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Spotland in Whitworth Urban District. See also Table 2, note (h). |
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Wuerdle with Wardle |
1837 |
1894 |
Abolished 1894 and incorporated into the parishes of Rochdale, Wardle, and Littleborough. |
Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Rochdale Registration District
Date of Change | Note | Description of Change | Population transferred |
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1.7.1895 |
(a) | Lost part of the parish of Castleton by Rochdale (which became part of the parish of Heywood in 1894) to Bury registration district. |
2350 in 1891 |
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(b) | Gained part of the parish of Castleton by Rochdale (which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Hopwood) from Bury registration district. |
99 in 1891 |
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(c) | Lost part of the parish of Spotland (which became part of the parish of Bacup in 1894) to Haslingden registration district. |
9428 in 1891 |
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(d) | Gained part of the parish of Castleton by Rochdale (which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Thornham) from Oldham registration district. |
681 in 1891 |
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1.12.1900 |
(e) | Lost part of the parish of Castleton Lancashire (which became part of the parish of Heywood on 9.11.1900) to Bury registration district. |
97 in 1891 |
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98 in 1901 |
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1.4.1934 |
(f) | Gained part of the parish of Rochdale (which until 1.10.1933 formed part of the parish of Birtle cum Bamford) from Bury registration district. |
975 in 1931 |
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(g) | Lost part of the parish of Norden (which became part of the parish of Heywood on 1.4.1933) to Heywood registration district. |
59 in 1931 |
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1.10.1936 |
(h) | Lost the parishes of Littleborough, Milnrow, Wardle, and Whitworth, to Littleborough registration district. |
33804 in 1931 |
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