Bolton Registration District

BOLTON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Lancashire (1837–1974), Greater Manchester (from 1974).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Bolton, Bolton Eastern, Bolton North, Bolton South, Bolton Western, Edgeworth, Farnworth, Great Bolton, Great Bolton and Lever, Halliwell, Horwich, Hulton, Lever, Little Bolton, Sharples, South West Bolton, Tonge with Haulgh, Turton, West Houghton.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837–51), 8c (1852–1946)., 10B (1946–74), 38 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Bolton, Blackburn with Darwen and Salford.

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

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Astley Bridge	Lancashire	1894	1898	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Sharples in Astley Bridge Urban District. Abolished 30.9.1898 to become part of the parish of Bolton.
Belmont	Lancashire	1894	1925	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Sharples. Abolished 1.4.1925 to become part of the parish of Turton.
Bolton	Lancashire	1895	1974	Created 30.9.1895 out of the parishes of Great Bolton, Little Bolton, Halliwell, Rumworth, tonge with Haulgh. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area, and transferred to Greater Manchester.
Bradshaw	Lancashire	1837	1898	Abolished 30.9.1898 to become part of the parish of Turton.
Breightmet	Lancashire	1837	1898	Abolished 30.9.1898 to become part of the parish of Bolton.
Darcy Lever	Lancashire	1837	1898	Abolished 30.9.1898 to become part of the parish of Bolton.
Deane	Lancashire	1894	1898	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Rumworth. Abolished 30.9.1898 to become part of the parish of Bolton.
Edgeworth	Lancashire	1837	1925	Abolished 1.4.1925 to become part of the parish of Turton.
Entwistle	Lancashire	1837	1898	Abolished 30.9.1898 to become part of the parish of Edgeworth.
Farnworth	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (a).
Great Bolton	Lancashire	1837	1895	Abolished 30.9.1895 to become part of the parish of Bolton.
Great Lever	Lancashire	1837	1898	Abolished 30.9.1898 to become part of the parish of Bolton.
Halliwell	Lancashire	1837	1895	Abolished 30.9.1895 to become part of the parish of Bolton.
Harwood	Lancashire	1837	1898	Abolished 30.9.1898 to become part of the parish of Turton.
Heaton	Lancashire	1837	1898	Abolished 30.9.1898 to become part of the parish of Bolton.
Horwich	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Kearsley	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (a).
Little Bolton	Lancashire	1837	1895	Abolished 30.9.1895 to become part of the parish of Bolton.
Little Hulton	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (a).
Little Lever	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (a).
Longworth	Lancashire	1837	1898	Abolished 30.9.1898 to become part of the parish of Turton.
Lostock	Lancashire	1837	1898	Abolished 30.9.1898 to become part of the parish of Bolton.
Middle Hulton	Lancashire	1837	1898	Abolished 30.9.1898 to become part of the parish of Bolton.
Over Hulton	Lancashire	1837	1898	Abolished 30.9.1898 to become parts of the parishes of Bolton and Westhoughton.
Quarlton	Lancashire	1837	1898	Abolished 30.9.1898 to become part of the parish of Edgeworth.
Rumworth	Lancashire	1837	1895	Abolished 30.9.1895 to become part of the parish of Bolton.
Sharples	Lancashire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become the parishes of Astley Bridge and Belmont.
Smithills	Lancashire	1894	1898	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Halliwell. Abolished 30.9.1898 to become part of the parish of Bolton.
Tonge	Lancashire	1894	1898	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Halliwell. Abolished 30.9.1898 to become part of the parish of Bolton.
Tonge with Haulgh	Lancashire	1837	1895	Abolished 30.9.1895 to become part of the parish of Bolton.
Turton	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Westhoughton	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).

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

All the areas in Bolton registration district became part of the county of Greater Manchester on 1.4.1974

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Bolton	Greater Manchester	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and county borough of Bolton.
Blackrod	Greater Manchester	1974		See Table 2, note (c).
Farnworth	Greater Manchester	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and municipal borough of Farnworth. See also Table 2, note (c).
Horwich	Greater Manchester	1974		See Table 2, note (c).
Kearsley	Greater Manchester	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Kearsley. See also Table 2, note (c).
Little Lever	Greater Manchester	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Little Lever. See also Table 2, note (c).
Turton	Greater Manchester	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed part of the parish and urban district of Turton. See also Table 2, note (c).
Westhoughton	Greater Manchester	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Westhoughton. See also Table 2, note (c).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Bolton Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.10.1935	(a)	Lost the parishes of Farnworth, Kearsley, Little Hulton, and Little Lever, to Farnworth registration district.	51272 in 1931
1.10.1935	(b)	Lost the parishes of Horwich, Turton, and Westhoughton, to Horwich registration district.	43545 in 1931
1.4.1974	(c)	Gained the parishes of Blackrod and Horwich, and the unparished areas of Farnworth, Kearsley, Little Lever, Turton, and Westhoughton (which were transferred from Lancashire to the county of Greater Manchester on 1.4.1974) from Farnworth registration district.	99978 in 1971

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