Wigan Registration District

WIGAN REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Lancashire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Ashton in Makerfield, Aspull, Billinge, Hindley, Orrell, Pemberton, Standish, Upholland, Wigan, Wigan Central, Wigan East, Wigan West.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837–51), 8c (1852–1946), 10F (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Wigan & Leigh, Lancashire, Bolton and St. Helens.

Table 1: List of Places in Wigan Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Abram	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (b).
Ashton in Makerfield	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (b).
Aspull	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (b).
Billinge & Winstanley	Lancashire	1924	1936	Created 1.4.1924 from the parishes of Billinge Higher End, Billinge Chapel End, and Winstanley. See also Table 2, note (b).
Billinge Chapel End	Lancashire	1837	1924	Abolished 1.4.1924 and incorporated into the parish of Billinge & Winstanley.
Billinge Higher End	Lancashire	1837	1924	Abolished 1.4.1924 and incorporated into the parish of Billinge & Winstanley.
Blackrod	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (a).
Dalton	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (b).
Haigh	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (b).
Hindley	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (b).
Ince in Makerfield	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (b).
Orrell	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (b).
Parbold	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (b).
Pemberton	Lancashire	1837	1920	Abolished 1.4.1920 and incorporated into the parish of Wigan.
Shevington	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (b).
Standish with Langtree	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (b).
Upholland	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (b).
Wigan	Lancashire	1837	1974
Winstanley	Lancashire	1837	1924	Abolished 1.4.1924 and incorporated into the parish of Billinge & Winstanley.
Worthington	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (b).
Wrightington	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (b).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Wigan Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.10.1935	(a)	Lost the parish of Blackrod to Horwich registration district.	3599 in 1931
1.7.1936	(b)	Lost the parishes of Abram, Ashton in Makerfield, Aspull, Billinge & Winstanley, Dalton, Haigh, Hindley, Ince in Makerfield, Orrell, Parbold, Shevington, Standish with Langtree, Upholland, Worthington, and Wrightington, to Ince registration district.	108844 in 1931

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