Nelson Registration District

NELSON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Lancashire.
Created : 1.4.1936 (out of Burnley registration district).
Abolished : 1.4.1974 (to become part of Burnley & Pendle and Ribble Valley registration districts).
Sub-districts : Briercliffe, Colne, Colne & Padiham, Nelson, Nelson & Colne, Padiham.
GRO volumes : 8e (1852–1946), 10E (1946–74).
Registers currently held at : Lancashire.

Table 1: List of Places in Nelson Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Altham	Lancashire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Barley with Wheatley Booth	Lancashire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Barrowford	Lancashire	1936	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Blacko	Lancashire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Briercliffe	Lancashire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Brierfield	Lancashire	1936	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Cliviger	Lancashire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Colne	Lancashire	1936	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Dunnockshaw	Lancashire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Foulridge	Lancashire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Goldshaw Booth	Lancashire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Habergham Eaves	Lancashire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Hapton	Lancashire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Higham with West Close Booth	Lancashire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Ightenhill	Lancashire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Nelson	Lancashire	1936	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Northtown	Lancashire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Old Laund Booth	Lancashire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Padiham	Lancashire	1936	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Read	Lancashire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Reedley Hallows	Lancashire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Roughlee Booth	Lancashire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Sabden	Lancashire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Simonstone	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Trawden	Lancashire	1936	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Worsthorne with Hurstwood	Lancashire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Nelson Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1936 (created)	(a)	Gained the parishes of Altham, Barley with Wheatley Booth, Barrowford, Blacko, Briercliffe, Brierfield, Cliviger, Colne, Dunnockshaw, Foulridge, Goldshaw Booth, Habergham Eaves, Hapton, Higham with West Close Booth, Ightenhill, Nelson, Northtown, Old Laund Booth, Padiham, Read, Reedley Hallows, Roughlee Booth, Sabden, Simonstone, Trawden, and Worsthorne with Hurstwood, from Burnley registration district.	106793 in 1931
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(b)	Lost the parishes of Altham, Barley with Wheatley Booth, Barrowford, Blacko, Briercliffe, Brierfield, Cliviger, Colne, Dunnockshaw, Foulridge, Goldshaw Booth, Habergham Eaves, Hapton, Higham with West Close Booth, Ightenhill, Nelson, North Town, Old Laund Booth, Padiham, Reedley Hallows, Roughlee Booth, Simonstone, Trawden, and Worsthorne with Hurstwood, to Burnley & Pendle registration district.	90021 in 1971
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(c)	Lost the parishes of Read and Sabden to Ribble Valley registration district.	2414 in 1971

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