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List of Districts |
Table 1A: List of Places in Pontefract Registration District (1837–1974)
Civil Parish |
County |
From |
To |
Comments |
Ackton |
1837 |
1862 |
Abolished 1.4.1938 and added to the parish of Ackton & Snydale. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (e). |
|
1868 |
1938 |
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Ackton & Snydale |
1938 |
1974 |
Created 1.4.1938 out of the parishes of Snydale and Ackton. |
|
Ackworth |
1837 |
1850 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
|
Allerton Bywater |
1837 |
1862 |
See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f). |
|
1868 |
1869 |
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Badsworth |
1837 |
1850 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
|
Balne |
1837 |
1974 |
See Table 2, notes (g) and (p). |
|
Beal |
1837 |
1862 |
See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (p). |
|
1868 |
1974 |
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Birkin |
1837 |
1974 |
See Table 2, note (p). |
|
Brotherton |
1837 |
1862 |
See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (p). |
|
1868 |
1974 |
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Burton Salmon |
1837 |
1862 |
See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (p). |
|
1868 |
1974 |
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Byram cum Poole |
1837 |
1891 |
Abolished 26.3.1891 and added to the parish of Byram cum Sutton. |
|
Byram cum Sutton |
1891 |
1974 |
Created 26.3.1891 from the separate parishes of Byram cum Poole and Sutton. See also Table 2, note (p). |
|
Carleton |
1837 |
1862 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Pontefract. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (e). |
|
1868 |
1937 |
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Castleford |
1837 |
1862 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Wakefield unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (n). |
|
1868 |
1974 |
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Cridling Stubbs |
1837 |
1974 |
See Table 2, note (p). |
|
Darrington |
1837 |
1862 |
See Table 2, notes (d) and (e). |
|
1868 |
1974 |
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East Hardwick |
1837 |
1974 |
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Eggborough |
1837 |
1974 |
See Table 2, note (p). |
|
Fairburn |
1837 |
1862 |
See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (p). |
|
1868 |
1974 |
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Featherstone |
1837 |
1862 |
See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (l). |
|
1868 |
1974 |
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Ferry Fryston |
1837 |
1862 |
Abolished 1.4.1938 and divided between the parishes of Castleford and Fairburn. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (e). |
|
1868 |
1938 |
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Garforth |
1837 |
1862 |
See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f). |
|
1868 |
1869 |
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Glass Houghton |
1837 |
1862 |
Abolished 1.4.1938 and added to the parish of Castleford. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (e). |
|
1868 |
1938 |
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Great & Little Preston |
1837 |
1862 |
See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f). |
|
1868 |
1869 |
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Hamphall Stubbs |
1837 |
1850 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
|
Heck |
1837 |
1974 |
See Table 2, note (p). |
|
Hemsworth |
1837 |
1850 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
|
Hensall |
1837 |
1974 |
See Table 2, note (p). |
|
Hessle |
1837 |
1850 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
|
Hill Top |
1837 |
1850 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
|
Hillam |
1837 |
1974 |
See Table 2, note (p). |
|
Huddleston cum Lumby |
1837 |
1862 |
See Table 2, note (b). |
|
Huntwick with Foulby & Nostell |
1837 |
1850 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
|
Kellington |
1837 |
1974 |
See Table 2, note (p). |
|
Kippax |
1837 |
1862 |
See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f). |
|
1868 |
1869 |
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Kirk Smeaton |
1837 |
1850 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
|
Knottingley |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Wakefield unparished area. |
|
Ledsham |
1837 |
1862 |
See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f). |
|
1868 |
1869 |
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Ledston |
1837 |
1862 |
See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f). |
|
1868 |
1869 |
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Little Smeaton |
1837 |
1850 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
|
Methley |
1837 |
1862 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 and divided between the parishes of Rothwell and Castleford. See also Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (m). |
|
1868 |
1937 |
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Micklefield |
1837 |
1862 |
See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f). |
|
1868 |
1869 |
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Monk Fryston |
1837 |
1974 |
See Table 2, notes (h), (j), (n) and (p). |
|
Monkhill |
1837 |
1892 |
Abolished 26.3.1892 and added to the parish of Pontefract. |
|
Newthorpe |
1837 |
1862 |
See Table 2, note (b). |
|
North Elmsall |
1837 |
1850 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
|
Pontefract |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Wakefield unparished area. |
|
Pontefract Park |
1837 |
1862 |
Abolished 1.4.1920 and added to the parish of Pontefract. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (e). |
|
1868 |
1920 |
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Purston Jaglin |
1837 |
1862 |
Abolished 1.4.1938 and added to the parish of Featherstone. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (e). |
|
1868 |
1938 |
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Skelbrooke |
1837 |
1850 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
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Snydale |
1862 |
1938 |
Abolished 1.4.1938 and divided between the parishes of Ackton & Snydale and Huntwick with Foulby & Nostell. See also Table 2, notes (c), (i) and (k). |
|
South Elmsall |
1837 |
1850 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
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South Kirkby |
1837 |
1850 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
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South Milford |
1837 |
1862 |
See Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (f). |
|
1868 |
1869 |
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Stapleton |
1837 |
1974 |
See Table 2, note (p). |
|
Sutton |
1837 |
1862 |
Abolished 26.3.1891 and added to the parish of Byram cum Sutton. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (e). |
|
1868 |
1891 |
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Tanshelf |
1837 |
1920 |
Abolished 1.4.1920 and added to the parish of Pontefract. |
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Thorpe Audlin |
1837 |
1850 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
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Upton |
1837 |
1850 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
|
Walden Stubbs |
1837 |
1850 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
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West Hardwick |
1837 |
1850 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
|
Whitley |
1837 |
1974 |
See Table 2, note (p). |
|
Whitwood |
1837 |
1862 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 and divided between the parishes of Castleford and Rothwell. See also Table 2, notes (d), (e) and (m). |
|
1868 |
1937 |
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Womersley |
1837 |
1974 |
See Table 2, note (p). |
Table 1B: List of Places in Pontefract Registration District (1974–2008)
All areas in Pontefract registration dstrict became part of the county of West Yorkshire on 1.4.1974.
Civil Parish |
County |
From |
To |
Comments |
Ackworth |
1974 |
2008 |
See Table 2, notes (o) and (q) |
|
Badsworth |
1974 |
2008 |
See Table 2, notes (o) and (q) |
|
Darrington |
1974 |
2008 |
See Table 2, note (q). |
|
East Hardwick |
1974 |
2008 |
See Table 2, note (q). |
|
Featherstone |
1974 |
2008 |
See Table 2, note (q). |
|
Havercroft with Cold Hiendley |
1974 |
2008 |
See Table 2, notes (o) and (q) |
|
Hemsworth |
1974 |
2008 |
See Table 2, notes (o) and (q) |
|
Hessle & Hill Top |
1974 |
2008 |
See Table 2, notes (o) and (q) |
|
Huntwick with Foulby & Nostell |
1974 |
2008 |
See Table 2, notes (o) and (q) |
|
Normanton |
1906 |
1906 |
That part which until 1.4.1906 formed part of the parish of Snydale. See also Table 2, note (i). |
|
North Elmsall |
1974 |
2008 |
See Table 2, notes (o) and (q) |
|
Rothwell |
1937 |
1947 |
That part which until 1.4.1937 formed parts of the parishes of Methley and Whitwood. See also Table 2, note (m). |
|
Ryhill |
1974 |
2008 |
See Table 2, notes (o) and (q) |
|
South Elmsall |
1974 |
2008 |
See Table 2, notes (o) and (q) |
|
South Hiendley |
1974 |
2008 |
See Table 2, notes (o) and (q) |
|
South Kirkby |
1974 |
1975 |
Renamed 18.6.1975 to become the parish of South Kirkby & Moorthorpe. See also Table 2, note (o). |
|
South Kirkby & Moorthorpe |
1975 |
2008 |
Created 18.6.1975 by renaming the parish of South Kirkby. See also Table 2, note (q) |
|
South Milford |
1937 |
1947 |
That part which until 1.4.1937 formed part of the parish of Monk Fryston. See also Table 2, note (j). |
|
Thorpe Audlin |
1974 |
2008 |
See Table 2, notes (o) and (q) |
|
Upton |
1974 |
2008 |
See Table 2, notes (o) and (q) |
|
Wakefield* |
1974 |
2008 |
That part of the unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Castleford, Knottingley and Pontefract. See also Table 2, note (q). |
|
West Hardwick |
1974 |
2008 |
See Table 2, notes (o) and (q) |
Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Pontefract Registration District
Date of Change |
Note |
Description of Change |
Population transferred |
11.11.1850 |
(a) |
Lost the parishes of Ackworth, Badsworth, Hamphall Stubbs, Hemsworth, Hessle & Hill Top, Huntwick with Foulby & Nostell, Kirk Smeaton, Little Smeaton, North Elmsall, Skelbrooke, South Elmsall, South Kirkby, Thorpe Audlin, Upton, Walden Stubbs and West Hardwick, to help create Hemsworth registration district. |
6325 in 1841 |
26.3.1862 |
(b) |
Lost the parishes of Huddleston cum Lumby and Newthorpe, to Tadcaster registration district. |
355 in 1861 |
8.4.1862 |
(c) |
Gained the parish of Snydale from Wakefield registration district. |
160 in 1861 |
30.5.1862 |
(d) |
Lost the parishes of Ackton, Allerton Bywater, Beal, Brotherton, Burton Salmon, Carleton, Castleford, Darrington, Fairburn, Featherstone, Ferry Fryston, Garforth, Glass Houghton, Great & Little Preston, Kippax, Ledsham, Ledston, Methley, Micklefield, Pontefract Park, Purston Jaglin, South Milford, Sutton and Whitwood, to create Castleford registration district |
19954 in 1861 |
1.1.1868 |
(e) |
Gained the parishes of Ackton, Allerton Bywater, Beal, Brotherton, Burton Salmon, Carleton, Castleford, Darrington, Fairburn, Featherstone, Ferry Fryston, Garforth, Glass Houghton, Great & Little Preston, Kippax, Ledsham, Ledston, Methley, Micklefield, Pontefract Park, Purston Jaglin, South Milford, Sutton and Whitwood, from Castleford registration district |
19954 in 1861 |
16.8.1869 |
(f) |
Lost the parishes of Allerton Bywater, Garforth, Great & Little Preston, Kippax, Ledsham, Ledston, Micklefield and South Milford to Tadcaster registration district. |
6351 in 1861 |
25.3.1883 |
(g) |
Lost a detached part of the parish of Balne (which was added to the parish of Pollington on 25.3.1883) to Goole registration district. |
11 in 1891 |
(h) |
Lost a detached part of the parish of Monk Fryston (which was added to the parish of Huddleston cum Lumby on 25.3.1883) to Tadcaster registration district. |
0 in 1891 |
|
1.6.1906 |
(i) |
Lost the part in the parish of Normanton (which until 1.4.1906 formed part of the parish of Snydale) to Wakefield registration district. |
0 in 1901 |
1.1.1947 |
(j) |
Lost the part in the parish of South Milford (which until 1.4.1937 formed part of the parish of Monk Fryston) to Barkston Ash registration district. |
73 in 1931 |
(k) |
Lost part of the parish of Syndale (which was added to the parish of Huntwick with Foulby & Nostell on 1.4.1938) to Hemsworth registration district. |
0 in 1931 |
|
(l) |
Gained part of the parish of Featherstone (which until 1.4.1938 formed parts of the parishes of Huntwick with Foulby & Nostell and West Hardwick) from Hemsworth registration district. |
2 in 1931 |
|
(m) |
Lost the part in the parish of Rothwell (which until 1.4.1937 formed parts of the parishes of Methley and Whitwood) to Lower Agbrigg registration district. |
4607 in 1931 |
|
(n) |
Gained parts of the parishes of Castleford and Monk Fryston (which until 1.4.1937 and 1.4.1938 formed parts of the parishes of Allerton Bywater and Huddleston cum Lumby) from Tadcaster registration district. |
1893 in 1931 |
|
1.4.1974 |
(o) |
Gained the parishes of Ackworth, Badsworth, Havercroft with Cold Hiendley, Hemsworth, Hessle & Hill Top, Huntwick with Foulby & Nostell, North Elmsall, Ryhill, South Elmsall, South Hiendley, South Kirkby, Thorpe Audlin, Upton and West Hardwick, from Hemsworth registration district. |
52070 in 1971 |
(p) |
Lost the parishes of Balne, Beal, Birkin, Brotherton, Burton Salmon, Byram cum Sutton, Cridling Stubbs, Eggborough, Fairburn, Heck, Hensall, Hillam, Kellington, Monk Fryston, Stapleton, Whitley and Womersley, to Selby registration district. |
7823 in 1971 |
|
1.4.2008 (abolished) |
(q) |
Lost the part in the Wakefield unparished area and the parishes of Ackworth, Badsworth, Darrington, East Hardwick, Featherstone, Havercroft with Cold Hiendley, Hemsworth, Hessle & Hill Top, Huntwick with Foulby & Nostell, North Elmsall, Ryhill, South Elmsall, South Hiendley, South Kirkby & Moorthorpe, Thorpe Audlin, Upton, West Hardwick, to Wakefield registration district. |
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