Lower Agbrigg Registration District

LOWER AGBRIGG REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Yorkshire West Riding.
Created : 1.1.1939 (out of Wakefield registration district).
Abolished : 1.4.1974 (to become part of Wakefield and Leeds registration districts).
Sub-districts : Horbury & Stanley, Lower Agbrigg, Normanton, Ossett, Rothwell.
GRO volumes : 9c (1939–46), 2C (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Wakefield (Wakefield) and Leeds.

Table 1: List of Places in Lower Agbrigg Registration District

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Chevet

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (l).

Crigglestone

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1974

See Table 2, notes (a), (i) and (l).

Crofton

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (l).

Emley

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1946

See Table 2, note (h).

Flockton

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1946

See Table 2, note (h).

Horbury

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (l).

Lofthouse

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (k).

Morley

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1946

See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).

Newland with Woodhouse Moor

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (l).

Normanton

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (l).

Notton

Yorkshire West Riding

1947

1974

See Table 2, notes (g) and (l).

Ossett

Yorkshire West Riding

1947

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (f) and (l).

Rothwell

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a), (d) and (k).

Sharlston

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (l).

Sitlington

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (l).

Stanley

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (l).

Walton

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (l).

Warmfield cum Heath

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (l).

West Bretton

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (l).

Wintersett

Yorkshire West Riding

1947

1974

See Table 2, notes (c) and (l).

Woolley

Yorkshire West Riding

1947

1974

See Table 2, notes (g), (j) and (l).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Lower Agbrigg Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.1.1939 (created)	(a)	Gained 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, from Wakefield registration district.	83194 in 1931
1.1.1939 (created)	(b)	Gained 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) from Wakefield registration district.	9119 in 1931
1.1.1947	(c)	Gained the parish of Wintersett from Hemsworth registration district.	67 in 1931
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Rothwell (which until 1.4.1937 formed parts of the parishes of Methley and Whitwood) from Pontefract registration district.	4607 in 1931
	(e)	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 Spen Valley registration district.	9119 in 1931
	(f)	Gained the parish of Ossett from Spen Valley registration district.	14838 in 1931
	(g)	Gained the parishes of Notton and Woolley from Staincross registration district.	1469 in 1931
	(h)	Lost the parishes of Emley and Flockton to Upper Agbrigg registration district.	3108 in 1931
1.4.1951	(i)	Lost part of the parish of Crigglestone (which became part of the parish of Wakefield on 1.4.1951) to Wakefield registration district.
1.4.1959	(j)	Gained part of the parish of Woolley (which until 1.4.1959 formed part of the parish of Darton) from Staincross registration district.
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(k)	Lost the parishes of Lofthouse and Rothwell (which were transferred from Yorkshire West Riding to the county of West Yorkshire on 1.4.1974) to Leeds registration district.	28345 in 1971
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(l)	Lost the parishes of Chevet, Crigglestone, Crofton, Horbury, Newland with Woodhouse Moor, Normanton, Notton, Ossett, Sharlston, Sitlington, Stanley, Walton, Warmfield cum Heath, West Bretton, Wintersett, and Woolley (which were transferred from Yorkshire West Riding to the county of West Yorkshire on 1.4.1974) to Wakefield registration district.	88321 in 1971

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Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Chevet	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (l).
Crigglestone	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (i) and (l).
Crofton	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (l).
Emley	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1946	See Table 2, note (h).
Flockton	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1946	See Table 2, note (h).
Horbury	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (l).
Lofthouse	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (k).
Morley	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1946	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Newland with Woodhouse Moor	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (l).
Normanton	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (l).
Notton	Yorkshire West Riding	1947	1974	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l).
Ossett	Yorkshire West Riding	1947	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (f) and (l).
Rothwell	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a), (d) and (k).
Sharlston	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (l).
Sitlington	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (l).
Stanley	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (l).
Walton	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (l).
Warmfield cum Heath	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (l).
West Bretton	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (l).
Wintersett	Yorkshire West Riding	1947	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (l).
Woolley	Yorkshire West Riding	1947	1974	See Table 2, notes (g), (j) and (l).