Amounderness Registration District

AMOUNDERNESS REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Lancashire.
Created : 1.4.1935 (out of Preston registration district).
Abolished : 1.4.1974 (divided between Preston & South Ribble and Ribble Valley registration districts).
Sub-districts : Alston; Broughton; Fulwood; Fulwood & Penwortham; Longridge; Longton; Penwortham; Walton-le-Dale.
GRO volumes : 8e (1935–46), 10B (1946–74).
District number : 476a (1935–46); 498 (1946–74).

Table 1: List of Places in Amounderness Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Alston	Lancashire	1935	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the parish of Longridge. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Barton	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Broughton	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Cuerdale	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Dilworth	Lancashire	1935	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the parish of Longridge. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Dutton	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (d) and (i).
Farington	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Fulwood	Lancashire	1935	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Preston unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a), (f) and (h).
Goosnargh	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Grimsargh	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Haighton	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Hoghton	Lancashire	1935	1937	That part which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Walton-le-Dale. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Hothersall	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i)
Hutton	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (e) and (h).
Lea	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (f), (g) and (h).
Little Hoole	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Longton	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Mellor	Lancashire	1935	1937	That part which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Samlesbury. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Much Hoole	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Penwortham	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Ribchester	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (d) and (i).
Samlesbury	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (c) and (h).
Walton-le-Dale	Lancashire	1935	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (h).
Whittingham	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Woodplumpton	Lancashire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Amounderness Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1935 (created)	(a)	Gained parts of the parishes of Hoghton and Mellor and parts of the parishes of Alston, Barton, Broughton, Cuerdale, Dilworth, Dutton, Farington, Fulwood, Goosnargh, Grimsargh, Haighton, Hothersall, Hutton, Lea, Little Hoole, Longton, Much Hoole, Penwortham, Ribchester, Samlesbury, Walton-le-Dale, Whittingham and Woodplumpton, from Preston registration district.	53359 in 1931
1.4.1937	(b)	Lost the part in the parish of Hoghton (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Walton-le-Dale) to Chorley registration district.	0 in 1931
	(c)	Lost the part in the parish of Mellor (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Samlesbury) to Darwen registration district.	41 in 1931
	(d)	Gained parts of the parishes of Dutton and Ribchester (which until 1.4.1934 formed parts of the parish of Clayton-le-Dale) from Darwen registration district.	15 in 1931
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Hutton (which until 1.4.1934 formed parts of the parishes of Clifton with Salwick and Newton with Scales) from Fylde registration district.	0 in 1931
1.4.1952	(f)	Lost parts of the parishes of Fulwood and Lea (which became parts of the parish of Preston on 1.4.1952) to Preston registration district.	1445 in 1951
1.4.1956	(g)	Lost part of the parish of Lea (which was added to the parish of Preston on 1.4.1956) to Preston registration district.	672 in 1951
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(h)	Lost the parish of Fulwood (which was added to the Preston unparished area on 1.4.1974) and the parishes of Barton, Broughton, Cuerdale, Farington, Goosnargh, Grimsargh, Haighton, Hutton, Lea, Little Hoole, Longton, Much Hoole, Penwortham, Samlesbury, Walton-le-Dale, Whittingham and Woodplumpton, to Preston & South Ribble registration district.	219816 in 1971
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(i)	Lost the parishes of Alston, Dilworth, Dutton, Hothersall and Ribchester, to Ribble Valley registration district.	8341 in 1971

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