Civil Parish
 *(or Unparished Area)

County

From

To

Comments

Balderstone

Lancashire

1998

2005

See Table 2, notes (f) and (g).

Barton

Lancashire

1974

2005

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Broughton

Lancashire

1974

2005

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Clayton le Dale

Lancashire

1998

2005

See Table 2, notes (f) and (g).

Cuerdale

Lancashire

1974

2005

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Farington

Lancashire

1974

2005

See Table 2, notes (a), (e) and (g).

Goosnargh

Lancashire

1974

2005

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Grimsargh

Lancashire

1974

2005

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Haighton

Lancashire

1974

2005

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Hutton

Lancashire

1974

2005

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Lea

Lancashire

1974

2005

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Little Hoole

Lancashire

1974

2005

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Longton

Lancashire

1974

2005

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Mellor

Lancashire

1998

2005

See Table 2, notes (f) and (g).

Much Hoole

Lancashire

1974

2005

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Osbaldeston

Lancashire

1998

2005

See Table 2, notes (f) and (g).

Penwortham

Lancashire

1974

2005

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Preston*

Lancashire

1974

2005

Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Fulwood and Preston. See also Table 2, notes (c) and (g).

Ramsgreave

Lancashire

1998

2005

See Table 2, notes (f) and (g).

Salesbury

Lancashire

1998

2005

See Table 2, notes (f) and (g).

Samlesbury

Lancashire

1974

2005

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

South Ribble*

Lancashire

1974

2005

Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Leyland and Walton le Dale. See also Table 2, notes (a), (b), (d), (e) and (g).

Whittingham

Lancashire

1974

2005

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Wilpshire

Lancashire

1998

2005

See Table 2, notes (f) and (g).

Woodplumpton

Lancashire

1974

2005

See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

1.4.1974 (created)

(a)

Gained part of the Preston unparished area (which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish of Fulwood), part of the South Ribble unparished area (which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Walton le Dale), and the parishes of Barton, Broughton, Cuerdale, Farington, Goosnargh, Grimsargh, Haighton, Hutton, Lea, Little Hoole, Longton, Much Hoole, Penwortham, Samlesbury, Whittingham, and Woodplumpton from Amounderness registration district.

219816 in 1971

(b)

Gained the remaining part of the South Ribble unparished area (which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish of Leyland) from Chorley registration district.

23291 in 1971

(c)

Gained the remaining part of the Preston unparished area (which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish of Preston) from Preston registration district.

97329 in 1971

1.4.1987

(d)

Lost parts of the South Ribble unparished area (which became parts of the parishes of Clayton le Woods and Hoghton on 1.4.1987) to Chorley registration district.

(e)

Gained parts of the South Ribble unparished area, and part of the parish of Farington (which until 1.4.1987 formed parts of the parishes of Clayton le Woods, Cuerdon, and Ulnes Walton) from Chorley registration district.

1.4.1998

(f)

Gained the parishes of Balderstone, Clayton le Dale, Mellor, Osbaldeston, Ramsgreave, Salesbury, and Wilpshire, from Blackburn registration district.

1.6.2005 (abolished)

(g)

Lost the Preston and South Ribble unparished areas, and the parishes of Balderstone, Barton, Broughton, Clayton le Dale, Cuerdale, Farington, Goosnargh, Grimsargh, Haighton, Hutton, Lea, Little Hoole, Longton, Mellor, Much Hoole, Osbaldeston, Penwortham, Ramsgreave, Salesbury, Samlesbury, Whittingham, Wilpshire, and Woodplumpton, to Lancashire registration district.