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OLDHAM REGISTRATION DISTRICT

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

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Alkrington

Lancashire

1848

1894

Abolished 1894 and added to the parish of Middleton. See also Table 2, note (a).

Castleton by Rochdale

Lancashire

1894

1895

That part which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Hopwood. See also Table 2, note (c).

Chadderton

Lancashire

1848

1933

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

Crompton

Lancashire

1848

1933

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

Manchester

Lancashire

1933

1933

That part which until 1.4.1933 formed parts of the parishes of Chadderton and Middleton. See also Table 2, note (f).

Middleton

Lancashire

1848

1933

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

Oldham

Lancashire

1848

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Oldham unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a), (b), (h) and (i).

Royton

Lancashire

1848

1933

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

Thornham

Lancashire

1848

1894

Abolished 1894 and divided between the parishes of Royton, Castleton by Rochdale and Middleton. See also Table 2, notea (a) and (e).

Tonge

Lancashire

1848

1894

Abolished 1894 and added to the parish of Middleton. See also Table 2, note (a).


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

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

Civil Parish
(*or Unparished Area)

County

From

To

Comments

Crompton

Greater Manchester

1987

1987

Created 1.4.1987 out of the Oldham unparished area. Renamed 15.7.1987 to become the parish of Shaw & Crompton.

Oldham*

Greater Manchester

1974

Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Chadderton, Crompton, Failsworth, Lees, Oldham and Royton. See also Table 2, notes (j) and (k)

Saddleworth

Greater Manchester

1974

See Table 2, note (l).

Shaw & Crompton

Greater Manchester

1987

 

Created 15.7.1987 by renaming the parish of Crompton.


Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Oldham Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

31.3.1848 (created)

(a)

Gained the parishes of Alkrington, Chadderton, Crompton, Middleton, Oldham, Royton, Thornham and Tonge, from Ashton & Oldham registration district.

72408 in 1841

8.11.1880

(b)

Gained part of the parish of Ashton under Lyne (which was added to the parish of Oldham on 8.11.1880) from Ashton under Lyne registration district.

0 in 1881

1.7.1895

(c)

Gained part of the parish of Middleton (which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Hopwood) from Bury registration district.

684 in 1891

(d)

Gained parts of the parish of Middleton (which until 1894 formed parts of the parishes of Great Heaton and Little Heaton) from Prestwich registration district.

312 in 1891

(e)

Lost the part in the parish of Castleton by Rochdale (which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Thornham) to Rochdale registration district.

681 in 1891

1.10.1933

(f)

Lost the part in the parish of Manchester (which until 1.4.1933 formed parts of the parishes of Chadderton and Middleton) to Manchester North registration district.

4 in 1931

(g)

Lost the parishes of Chadderton, Crompton, Middleton and Royton, to Middleton registration district.

88087 in 1931

1.4.1951

(h)

Gained parts of the parish of Oldham (which until 1.4.1951 formed parts of the parishes of Alt, Bardsley and Woodhouses) from Ashton registration district.

2132 in 1951

1.4.1954

(i)

Gained parts of the parish of Oldham (which until 1.4.1954 formed parts of the parishes of Alt, Bardsley and Woodhouses) from Ashton registration district.

1952 in 1951

1.4.1974

(j)

Gained parts of the Oldham unparished area (which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Failsworth and Lees) from Ashton registration district.

27479 in 1971

(k)

Gained parts of the Oldham unparished area (which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Chadderton, Crompton and Royton) from Middleton registration district.

69468 in 1971

(l)

Gained the parish of Saddleworth from Saddleworth registration district.

20570 in 1971



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