Preston Registration District

PRESTON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Lancashire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1974 (to become part of Preston & South Ribble registration district).
Sub-districts : Alston (1837-1935) ; Broughton (1837-1935) ; East Preston (1903-20) ; Longton (1837-1935) ; North Preston (1903-20) ; Preston (1837-77) ; Preston (1967-74) ; Preston East (1920-35) ; Preston North East (1935-66) ; Preston South West (1935-66) ; Preston West (1920-35) ; St. John (1878-1903) ; St. Peter (1878-1903) ; Trinity (1878-1903) ; Walton le Dale (1837-1935) ; West Preston (1903-20).
GRO volumes : XXI (1837-51), 8e (1852-1946), 10F (1946-74).
Registers currently held at : Lancashire.

Table 1: List of Places in Preston Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Alston	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Barton	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Broughton	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Cuerdale	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Dilworth	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Dutton	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Elston	Lancashire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Grimsargh.
Farington	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Fishwick	Lancashire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become part of the parish of Preston.
Fulwood	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Goosnagh	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Grimsargh	Lancashire	1934	1935	Created 1.4.1934 out of the parishes of Grimsargh with Brockholes and Elston. See also Table 2, note (b).
Grimsargh with Brockholes	Lancashire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Grimsargh and Preston.
Haighton	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Hothersall	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Howick	Lancashire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Penwortham and Lea.
Hutton	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Lea	Lancashire	1934	1974	Created 1.4.1934 out of the parishes of Lea Ashton Ingol & Cottam, Grimsargh with Brockholes, Hutton, and Howick. See also Table 2, note (b).
Lea Ashton Ingol & Cottam	Lancashire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Lea, Fulwood, Penwortham, and Hutton.
Little Hoole	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Longton	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Much Hoole	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Penwortham	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Preston	Lancashire	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (c), (d) and (e).
Ribbleton	Lancashire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Preston and Fulwood.
Ribchester	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Samlesbury	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Walton le Dale	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Whittingham	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Woodplumpton	Lancashire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Preston Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1883	(a)	Gained part of the parish of Dutton (which until 24.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Aighton Bailey & Chaigley, including Lennoxs Farm) from Clitheroe registration district.	8 in 1891
1.4.1935	(b)	Lost 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, to Amounderness registration district.	53359 in 1931
1.4.1952	(c)	Gained parts of the parish of Preston (which until 1.4.1952 formed parts of the parishes of Fulwood and Lea) from Amounderness registration district.
1.4.1956	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Preston (which until 1.4.1956 formed part of the parish of Lea) from Amounderness registration district.
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(e)	Lost the constituent parish of Preston to Preston & South Ribble registration district.	97329 in 1971

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