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List of Districts |
Registration County : Lancashire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Atherton, Culcheth, Leigh, Leigh & Golborne, Lowton, West Leigh.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837–51), 8c (1852–1946), 10D (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Wigan & Leigh and Warrington.
Table 1: List of Places in Leigh Registration District
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Civil Parish |
County |
From |
To |
Comments |
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Astley |
1837 |
1933 |
Abolished 1.10.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Tyldesley with Shakerley. |
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Atherton |
1837 |
1974 |
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Bedford |
1837 |
1894 |
Abolished 29.9.1894 and incorporated into the parish of Leigh. |
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Culcheth |
1837 |
1933 |
Abolished 1.10.1933 and incorporated into the parishes of Golborne, Croft, and Woolston. See also Table 2, note (b). |
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Golborne |
1845 |
1974 |
See Table 2, notes (a) and (c) to (g). |
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Kenyon |
1845 |
1933 |
Abolished 1.10.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Golborne. See also Table 2, note (b). |
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Leigh |
1894 |
1974 |
Created 29.9.1894 out of the parishes of West Leigh, Bedford, Pennington, and Atherton. |
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Lowton |
1837 |
1933 |
Abolished 1.10.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Golborne. |
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Pennington |
1837 |
1894 |
Abolished 29.9.1894 and incorporated into the parish of Leigh. |
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Tyldesley with Shakerley |
1837 |
1974 |
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West Leigh |
1837 |
1894 |
Abolished 29.9.1894 and incorporated into the parish of Leigh. |
Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Leigh Registration District
Date of Change | Note | Description of Change | Population transferred |
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22.11.1845 |
(a) | Gained the townships of Golborne and Kenyon from Warrington registration district. |
1980 in 1841 |
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1.4.1937 |
(b) | Lost part of the parish of Culcheth (which became part of the parish of Croft on 1.10.1933) to Newton registration district. |
401 in 1931 |
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27.8.1957 |
(c) | Lost part of the parish of Golborne (which became part of the parish of Abram on 27.8.1957) to Ince registration district. |
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(d) | Gained part of the parish of Golborne (which until 27.8.1957 formed part of the parish of Abram) from Ince registration district. |
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1.4.1969 |
(e) | Lost part of the parish of Golborne (which became part of the parish of Irlam on 1.4.1969) to Barton registration district. |
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(f) | Gained part of the parish of Golborne (which until 1.4.1969 formed part of the parish of Irlam) from Barton registration district. |
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(g) | Lost part of the parish of Golborne (which became part of the parish of Rixton with Glazebrook on 1.4.1969) to Newton registration district. |
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