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SPEN VALLEY REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Yorkshire West Riding.
Created
: 1.1.1939 (out of Dewsbury and North Bierley registration districts).
Sub-districts : Batley, Mirfield, Morley, Spenborough, Spenborough & Mirfield.
GRO volumes : 9b (1939–46), 2D (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Dewsbury and Leeds.

Table 1: List of Places in Spen Valley Registration District

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Batley

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Cleckheaton

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1974

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

Gomersal

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Heckmondwike

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Liversedge

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1974

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

Mirfield

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Morley

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1974

See Table 2, notes (a), (c) and (g).

Ossett

Yorkshire West Riding

1939

1946

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

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Spen Valley Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

1.1.1939
(created)

(a)

Gained the parishes of Batley, Gomersal, Heckmondwike, Liversedge, Mirfield, Morley, and Ossett, from Dewsbury registration district.

123596 in 1931

(b)

Gained the parish of Cleckheaton from North Bierley registration district.

13472 in 1931

(c)

Gained part of the parish of Morley (which until 1.4.1937 formed the parish of Drighlington) from North Bierley registration district.

4066 in 1931

1.1.1947

(d)

Gained part of the parish of Cleckheaton (which until 1.4.1937 formed part of the parish of Clifton)  from Calder registration district.

292 in 1931

(e)

Gained part of the parish of Liversedge (which until 1.4.1937 formed parts of the parishes of Clifton and Hartshead)  from Calder registration district.

849 in 1931

(f)

Lost the parish of Ossett to Lower Agbrigg registration district.

14838 in 1931

(g)

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 Lower Agbrigg registration district.

9119 in 1931


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