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LEIGH REGISTRATION DISTRICT

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

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Astley

Lancashire

1837

1933

Abolished 1.10.1933 and added to the parish of Tyldesley with Shakerley.

Atherton

Lancashire

1837

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Wigan unparished area.

Bedford

Lancashire

1837

1894

Abolished 29.9.1894 and added to the parish of Leigh.

Croft

Lancashire

1933

1937

That part which until 1.10.1933 formed part of the parish of Culcheth. See also Table 2, note (b).

Culcheth

Lancashire

1837

1933

Abolished 1.10.1933 and divided between the parishes of Golborne, Croft and Woolston. See also Table 2, note (b).

Golborne

Lancashire

1845

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between the Wigan unparished area and the parish of Culcheth with Glazebury. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (c) to (h).

Kenyon

Lancashire

1845

1933

Abolished 1.10.1933 and added to the parish of Golborne. See also Table 2, note (b).

Leigh

Lancashire

1894

1974

Created 29.9.1894 out of the parishes of West Leigh, Bedford, Pennington and Atherton. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Wigan unparished area.

Lowton

Lancashire

1837

1933

Abolished 1.10.1933 and added to the parish of Golborne.

Pennington

Lancashire

1837

1894

Abolished 29.9.1894 and added to the parish of Leigh.

Tyldesley with Shakerley

Lancashire

1837

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Wigan unparished area.

West Leigh

Lancashire

1837

1894

Abolished 29.9.1894 and added to the parish of Leigh.


Table 1B: List of Places in Leigh Registration District (1974–95)

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

Civil Parish
(* or Unparished Area)

County

From

To

Comments

Wigan*

Greater Manchester

1974

1995

That part of the unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Atherton, Leigh, Tyldesley with Shakerley and part of the parish of Golborne. See also Table 2, notes (i) to (m).


Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Leigh Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

22.11.1845

(a)

Gained the parishes of Golborne and Kenyon from Warrington registration district.

1980 in 1841

1.4.1937

(b)

Lost the part in the parish of Croft (which until 1.10.1933 formed part of the parish of Culcheth) to Newton registration district.

401 in 1931

27.8.1957

(c)

Lost part of the parish of Golborne (which was added to the parish of Abram on 27.8.1957) to Ince registration district.

0 in 1961

(d)

Gained part of the parish of Golborne (which until 27.8.1957 formed part of the parish of Abram) from Ince registration district.

0 in 1961

1.4.1969

(e)

Lost part of the parish of Golborne (which was added to the parish of Irlam on 1.4.1969) to Barton registration district.

0 in 1961

(f)

Gained part of the parish of Golborne (which until 1.4.1969 formed part of the parish of Irlam) from Barton registration district.

0 in 1961

(g)

Lost part of the parish of Golborne (which was added to the parish of Rixton with Glazebrook on 1.4.1969) to Newton registration district.

0 in 1961

1.4.1974

(h)

Lost part of the parish of Golborne (which become the parish of Culcheth & Glazebury on 1.4.1974) to Warrington registration district.

9001 in 1971

1.4.1994

(i)

Lost part of the Wigan unparished area (which was added to the Bolton unparished area on 1.4.1994) to Bolton registration district.

5 in 1993

(j)

Lost part of the Wigan unparished area (which was added to the Salford unparished on 1.4.1994) to Salford registration district.

2440 in 1993

(k)

Lost part of the Wigan unparished area (which became parts of the parishes of Culcheth & Glazebury and Croft on 1.4.1994) to Warrington registration district.

370 in 1993

(l)

Gained part of the Wigan unparished area (which until 1.4.1994 formed part of the parish of Culcheth & Glazebury) from Warrington registration district.

0 in 1993

1.8.1995 (abolished)

(m)

Lost the part in the Wigan unparished area to Wigan & Leigh registration district.

n/a



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