List of Districts |
Table 1A: List of Places in Dewsbury Registration District (1837–1974)
Civil Parish |
County |
From |
To |
Comments |
Batley |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, note (f). |
|
Birkenshaw |
1894 |
1937 |
Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Gomersal in Birkenshaw Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Gomersal. |
|
Birstall |
1894 |
1937 |
Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Gomersal in Birstall Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Batley. |
|
Churwell |
1925 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Churwell. See also Table 2, note (e). |
|
Dewsbury |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Kirklees unparished area. |
|
Gildersome |
1925 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Morley. See also Table 2, note (d). |
|
Gomersal |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, note (f). |
|
Heckmondwike |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, note (f). |
|
Liversedge |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, note (f). |
|
Mirfield |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, note (f). |
|
Morley |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, notes (a) and (f). |
|
Ossett |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, notes (b), (c) and (f). |
|
Ravensthorpe |
1894 |
1925 |
Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Mirfield in Ravensthorpe Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1925 and added to the parish of Dewsbury. |
|
Soothill |
1837 |
1894 |
Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of Soothill Nether and Soothill Upper. |
|
Soothill Nether |
1894 |
1925 |
Created 1894 out of the parish of Soothill. Abolished 1.4.1925 and added to the parish of Dewsbury. |
|
Soothill Upper |
1894 |
1910 |
Created 1894 out of the parish of Soothill. Abolished 31.3.1910 and divided between the parishes of Batley and Dewsbury. |
|
Thornhill |
1837 |
1925 |
Abolished 1.4.1925 and added to the parish of Dewsbury. |
|
Whitley Lower |
1837 |
1896 |
Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Thornhill. |
Table 1B: List of Places in Dewsbury Registration District (1974–2012)
All the areas in Dewsbury registration district were transferred to the county of West Yorkshire on 1.4.1974.
Civil Parish |
County |
From |
To |
Comments |
Kirklees* |
1974 |
2012 |
That part of the unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Batley, Cleckheaton, Dewsbury, Gomersal, Heckmondwike, Liversedge and Mirfield. See also Table 2, notes (g), (h), (i) and (j). |
|
Mirfield |
1987 |
2012 |
Created 1.4.1987 out of the Kirklees unparished area. See also Table 2, note (j). |
Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Dewsbury Registration District
Date of Change |
Note |
Description of Change |
Population transferred |
1.7.1895 |
(a) |
Gained part of the parish of Morley (which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Ardsley West) from Wakefield registration district. |
363 in 1891 |
1.12.1900 |
(b) |
Gained part of the parish of Ossett (which until 9.11.1900 formed part of the parish of Alverthorpe) from Wakefield registration district. |
358 in 1891 |
1.5.1922 |
(c) |
Gained part of the parish of Ossett (which until 9.11.1921 formed part of the parish of Lupset) from Wakefield registration district. |
0 in 1921 |
1.4.1925 |
(d) |
Gained the parish of Gildersome from Bramley registration district. |
2865 in 1921 |
(e) |
Gained the parish of Churwell from Holbeck registration district. |
2502 in 1921 |
|
1.1.1939 |
(f) |
Lost the parishes of Batley, Gomersal, Heckmondwike, Liversedge, Mirfield, Morley and Ossett, to Spen Valley registration district. |
123596 in 1931 |
1.4.1974 |
(g) |
Gained part of the Kirklees unparished areas (which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Batley, Cleckheaton, Gomersal, Heckmondwike, Liversedge and Mirfield) from Spen Valley registration district. |
108995 in 1971 |
1.4.1993 | (h) |
Lost part of the Kirklees unparished area (which was added to the Wakefield unparished area on 1.4.1993) to Wakefield registration district. |
n/a |
(i) |
Gained part of the Kirklees unparished area (which until 1.4.1993 formed part of the Wakefield unparished area) from Wakefield registration district. |
n/a | |
11.10.2012 |
(j) |
Lost the part in the Kirklees unparished area and the parish of Mirfield, to Kirklees registration district. |
n/a |
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