Chorlton Registration District

CHORLTON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Lancashire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.1.1925 (to become Manchester South registration district).
Sub-districts : Ardwick, Barton, Chorlton upon Medlock, Didsbury, Gorton, Hulme, Openshaw, Rusholme, Stretford.
GRO volumes : XX (1837-51), 8c (1852-1924).

Table 1: List of Places in Chorlton Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Ardwick	Lancashire	1837	1896	Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of South Manchester.
Barton upon Irwell	Lancashire	1841	1849	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Burnage	Lancashire	1837	1910	Abolished 1.10.1910 to become part of the parish of South Manchester.
Chorlton cum Hardy	Lancashire	1837	1910	Abolished 1.10.1910 to become part of the parish of South Manchester.
Chorlton upon Medlock	Lancashire	1837	1896	Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of South Manchester.
Didsbury	Lancashire	1837	1910	Abolished 1.10.1910 to become part of the parish of South Manchester.
Flixton	Lancashire	1841	1849	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Gorton	Lancashire	1837	1910	Abolished 1.10.1910 to become part of the parish of South Manchester.
Hulme	Lancashire	1837	1896	Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of South Manchester.
Levenshulme	Lancashire	1837	1910	Abolished 1.10.1910 to become part of the parish of South Manchester.
Manchester	Lancashire	1916	1924	That part which until 1.4.1916 formed the parish of South Manchester. See also Table 2, note (e).
Moss Side	Lancashire	1837	1910	Abolished 1.10.1910 to become part of the parish of South Manchester.
Openshaw	Lancashire	1837	1896	Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of South Manchester. See also Table 2, note (c).
Rushulme	Lancashire	1837	1896	Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of South Manchester.
South Manchester	Lancashire	1896	1916	Created 26.3.1896 out of the parishes of Hulme, Chorlton upon Medlock, Ardwick, West Gorton, Openshaw, and Rushulme. Abolished 1.4.1916 to become part of the parish of Manchester. See also Table 2, note (d).
Stretford	Lancashire	1837	1849	See Table 2, note (b).
Urmston	Lancashire	1841	1849	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
West Gorton	Lancashire	1894	1896	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Gorton in Manchester County Borough. Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of South Manchester.
Withington	Lancashire	1837	1910	Abolished 1.10.1910 to become part of the parish of South Manchester.

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Chorlton Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
12.3.1841	(a)	Gained the parishes of Barton upon Irwell, Flixton, and Urmston, from Barton, Worsley & Flixton registration district.	13095 in 1841
1.1.1850	(b)	Lost the parishes of Barton upon Irwell, Flixton, Stretford, and Urmston, to Barton upon Irwell registration district.	19749 in 1851
24.3.1889	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Openshaw (which until 24.3.1889 formed a detached part of the parish of Droylsden, including Little Droylsden) from Ashton under Lyne registration district.	162 in 1891
9.11.1913	(d)	Gained part of the parish of South Manchester (which until 9.11.1913 formed part of the parish of Heaton Norris) from Stockport registration district.	52 in 1911
1.1.1925 (abolished)	(e)	Lost the part in the parish of Manchester (which until 1.4.1916 formed the parish of South Manchester) to Manchester South registration district.	411151 in 1921

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