List of Districts |
Table 1A: List of Places in Oldham Registration District (1837–1974)
Civil Parish |
County |
From |
To |
Comments |
Alkrington |
1848 |
1894 |
Abolished 1894 and added to the parish of Middleton. See also Table 2, note (a). |
|
Castleton by Rochdale |
1894 |
1895 |
That part which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Hopwood. See also Table 2, note (c). |
|
Chadderton |
1848 |
1933 |
See Table 2, notes (a), (f) and (g). |
|
Crompton |
1848 |
1933 |
See Table 2, notes (a) and (g). |
|
Manchester |
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 |
1848 |
1933 |
See Table 2, notes (a), (c), (d), (f) and (g). |
|
Oldham |
1848 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Oldham unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a), (b), (h) and (i). |
|
Royton |
1848 |
1933 |
See Table 2, notes (a) and (g). |
|
Thornham |
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 |
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 |
County |
From |
To |
Comments |
Crompton |
1987 |
1987 |
Created 1.4.1987 out of the Oldham unparished area. Renamed 15.7.1987 to become the parish of Shaw & Crompton. |
|
Oldham* |
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) |
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Saddleworth |
1974 |
See Table 2, note (l). |
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Shaw & Crompton |
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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