Bradford Registration District

BRADFORD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Yorkshire West Riding.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Bowling, Bradford Central, Bradford East, Bradford North, Bradford South, Bradford West, Calverley, Cleckheaton, Drighlington, Horton, Idle, Little Horton, Manningham, North Bierley, Pudsey, St. Lukes, Shipley, Thornton, Wilsden
GRO volumes : XXIII (1837–51), 9b (1852–1946), 2B (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Bradford & Keighley, Leeds and Dewsbury .

Table 1: List of Places in Bradford Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Allerton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, note (a).
Bolton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1898	Abolished 25.3.1898 and incorporated into the parish of Bradford.
Bowling	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1898	Abolished 25.3.1898 and incorporated into the parish of Bradford.
Bradford	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Calverley with Farsley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, note (a).
Clayton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Clayton	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Cleckheaton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, note (a).
Drighlington	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, note (a).
Eccleshill	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Eccleshill	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Heaton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, note (a).
Horton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1898	Abolished 25.3.1898 and incorporated into the parish of Bradford.
Hunsworth	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, note (a).
Idle	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, notes (a), (c) and (d).
Idle	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (c) and (d).
Manningham	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1898	Abolished 25.3.1898 and incorporated into the parish of Bradford.
North Bierley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
North Bierley	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Pudsey	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, note (a).
Shipley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, note (a).
Thornton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Thornton	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Tong	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Tong	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Wilsden	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, note (a).
Wyke	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1891	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Wyke	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Bradford Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.1.1892	(a)	Lost the parishes of Allerton, Calverley with Farsley, Clayton, Cleckheaton, Drighlington, Eccleshill, Heaton, Hunsworth, Idle, North Bierley, Pudsey, Shipley, Thornton, Tong, Wilsden, and Wyke, to create North Bierley registration district.	138906 in 1891
1.10.1898	(b)	Gained parts of the parish of Bradford (which until 25.3.1898 formed the parishes of Allerton, Heaton, Thornbury, and Tyersall) from North Bierley registration district.	13386 in 1891
1.1.1939	(c)	Gained the parishes of Clayton, Eccleshill, Idle, North Bierley, Thornton, Tong, and Wyke, from North Bierley registration district.	70666 in 1931
1.4.1955	(d)	Lost part of the parish of Idle (which became part of the parish of Shipley on 1.4.1955) to Worth Valley registration district.

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