Wakefield Registration District

WAKEFIELD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Yorkshire West Riding (1837–1974), West Yorkshire (from 1974).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Alverthorpe, Ardsley, Bretton, Horbury, Normanton, Ossett, Oulton, Rothwell, Sandal, Stanley, Wakefield, Wakefield First, Wakefield Second
GRO volumes : XXII (1837–51), 9c (1852–1946), 2D (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Wakefield (Wakefield), Leeds and Huddersfield.

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

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Altofts	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 to become part of the parish of Normanton.
Alverthorpe	Yorkshire West Riding	1894	1916	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Alverthorpe with Thornes in Wakefield Rural District. Abolished 1.4.1916 and renamed Kirkhamgate. See also Table 2, note (f).
Alverthorpe with Thornes	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and divided between the parishes of Alverthorpe and Wakefield.
Ardsley East	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become parts of the parishes of Morley and Stanley. See also Table 2, note (k).
Ardsley West	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Morley. See also Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Chevet	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1938	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Crigglestone	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (j).
Crofton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (j).
Emley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (j).
Flockton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (j).
Horbury	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (j).
Kirkhamgate	Yorkshire West Riding	1916	1937	Created 1.4.1916 by renaming the parish of Alverthorpe. Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Stanley.
Lofthouse	Yorkshire West Riding	1937	1938	Created 1.4.1937 from the parishes of Lofthouse with Carlton and Thorpe. See also Table 2, note (j).
Lofthouse with Carlton	Yorkshire West Riding	1861	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Lofthouse. See also Table 2, note (b).
Lupset	Yorkshire West Riding	1902	1925	Created 1.4.1902 out of the parish of Lupset. Abolished 1.4.1925 to become part of the parish of Wakefield. See also Table 2, note (h).
Newland with Woodhouse Moor	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (j).
Normanton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Oulton with Woodlesford	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1869	See also Table 2, note (d).
Oulton with Woodlesford	Yorkshire West Riding	1925	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Rothwell. See also Table 2, note (i).
Outwood	Yorkshire West Riding	1894	1936	Created 1894 out of the parish of Stanley cum Wrenthorpe. Abolished 1.4.1936 to become parts of the parishes of Stanley and Wakefield.
Rothwell	Yorkshire West Riding	1925	1938	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Sandal Magna	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1925	Abolished 1.4.1925 to become part of the parish of Wakefield.
Sharlston	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (j).
Shitlington	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and renamed Sitlington.
Sitlington	Yorkshire West Riding	1937	1938	Created 1.4.1937 by renaming the parish of Shitlington. See also Table 2, note (j).
Snydale	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (c).
Stanley	Yorkshire West Riding	1894	1938	Created 1894 out of the parish of Stanley cum Wrenthorpe. See also Table 2, note (j).
Stanley cum Wrenthorpe	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become parts of the parishes of Outwood, Stanley, and Wakefield.
Thorpe	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Lofthouse.
Wakefield	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, note (l).
Walton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (j).
Warmfield cum Heath	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (j).
West Bretton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (j).

Table 1B: List of Places in Wakefield Registration District (from 1974)

All the areas in Wakefield registration district became part of the county of West Yorkshire on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Ackworth	West Yorkshire	2008		See Table 2, note (n).
Badsworth	West Yorkshire	2008		See Table 2, note (n).
Castleford	West Yorkshire	2008		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and municipal borough of Castleford. See also Table 2, note (n).
Chevet	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (m).
Crigglestone	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (m).
Crofton	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (m).
Darrington	West Yorkshire	2008		See Table 2, note (n).
East Hardwick	West Yorkshire	2008		See Table 2, note (n).
Featherstone	West Yorkshire	2008		See Table 2, note (n).
Havercroft with Cold Hiendley	West Yorkshire	2008		See Table 2, note (n).
Hemsworth	West Yorkshire	2008		See Table 2, note (n).
Hessle & Hill Top	West Yorkshire	2008		See Table 2, note (n).
Horbury	West Yorkshire	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Horbury. See also Table 2, note (m).
Huntwick with Foulby & Nostell	West Yorkshire	2008		See Table 2, note (n).
Knottingley	West Yorkshire	2008		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Knottingley. See also Table 2, note (n).
Newland with Woodhouse Moor	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (m).
Normanton	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (m).
North Elmsall	West Yorkshire	2008		See Table 2, note (n).
Notton	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (m).
Ossett	West Yorkshire	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and municipal borough of Ossett. See also Table 2, note (m).
Pontefract	West Yorkshire	2008		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and municipal borough of Pontefract. See also Table 2, note (n).
Ryhill	West Yorkshire	2008		See Table 2, note (n).
Sharlston	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (m).
South Elmsall	West Yorkshire	2008		See Table 2, note (n).
South Hiendley	West Yorkshire	2008		See Table 2, note (n).
South Kirkby	West Yorkshire	2008		See Table 2, note (n).
Sitlington	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (m).
Stanley	West Yorkshire	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Stanley. See also Table 2, note (m).
Thorpe Audlin	West Yorkshire	2008		See Table 2, note (n).
Upton	West Yorkshire	2008		See Table 2, note (n).
Wakefield	West Yorkshire	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and county borough of Wakefield.
Walton	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (m).
Warmfield cum Heath	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (m).
West Bretton	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (m).
West Hardwick	West Yorkshire	2008		See Table 2, note (n).
Wintersett	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (m).
Woolley	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (m).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Wakefield Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
28.3.1850	(a)	Gained the township of Chevet from Ecclesfield registration district.	52 in 1841
22.7.1861	(b)	Gained the parish of Lofthouse with Carlton from Hunslet registration district.	2028 in 1861
8.4.1862	(c)	Lost the parish of Snydale to Pontefract registration district.	160 in 1861
10.8.1869	(d)	Lost the parish of Oulton with Woodlesford to Hunslet registration district.	1851 in 1861
1.7.1895	(e)	Lost part of the parish of Ardsley West (which became part of the parish of Morley in 1894) to Dewsbury registration district.	363 in 1891
1.12.1900	(f)	Lost part of the parish of Alverthorpe (which became part of the parish of Ossett on 9.11.1900) to Dewsbury registration district.	139 in 1891
1.12.1900	(f)		219 in 1901
1.6.1906	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Normanton (which until 1.4.1906 formed part of the parish of Snydale) from Pontefract registration district.	0 in 1901
1.5.1922	(h)	Lost part of the parish of Lupset (which became part of the parish of Ossett on 9.11.1921) to Dewsbury registration district.	0 in 1921
1.4.1925	(i)	Gained the parishes of Oulton with Woodlesford and Rothwell from Hunslet registration district.	12914 in 1921
1.1.1939	(j)	Lost the parishes of Chevet, Crigglestone, Crofton, Emley, Flockton, Horbury, Lofthouse, Newland with Woodhouse Moor, Normanton, Rothwell, Sharlston, Sitlington, Stanley, Walton, Warmfield cum Heath, and West Bretton, to Lower Agbrigg registration district.	83194 in 1931
1.1.1939	(k)	Lost part of the parish of Morley (which until 1.4.1937 formed the parish of Ardsley East and part of the parish of Ardsley West) to Lower Agbrigg registration district.	9119 in 1931
1.4.1951	(l)	Gained part of the parish of Wakefield (which until 1.4.1951 formed part of the parish of Crigglestone) from Lower Agbrigg registration district.
1.4.1974	(m)	Gained the parishes of Chevet, Crigglestone, Crofton, Newland with Woodhouse Moor, Normanton, Notton, Sharlston, Sitlington, Walton, Warmfield cum Heath, West Bretton, Wintersett, and Woolley, and the unparished areas of Horbury, Ossett, and Stanley (which were transferred from Yorkshire West Riding to the county of West Yorkshire on 1.4.1974) from Lower Agbrigg registration district.	88321 in 1971
1.4.2008	(n)	Gained the 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, from Pontefract registration district.

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