List of Districts |
Table 1: List of Places in West Lancashire Registration District
Civil Parish |
County |
From |
To |
Comments |
Aughton |
1974 |
2005 |
See Table 2, notes (c) and (m). |
|
Bickerstaffe |
1974 |
2005 |
See Table 2, notes (c), (e), (g) and (m). |
|
Bispham |
1974 |
2005 |
See Table 2, notes (c) and (m). |
|
Burscough |
1983 |
2005 |
Created 1.4.1983 out of the West Lancashire unparished area. See also Table 2, note (m). |
|
Dalton |
1974 |
2005 |
See Table 2, notes (b) and (m). |
|
Downholland |
1974 |
2005 |
See Table 2, notes (c), (h), (i) and (m). |
|
Great Altcar |
1974 |
2005 |
Created 1.4.1974 out of the parish of Altcar. See also Table 2, notes (a), (i) and (m). |
|
Halsall |
1974 |
2005 |
See Table 2, notes (c), (h) and (m). |
|
Hesketh with Becconsall |
1974 |
2005 |
See Table 2, notes (c) and (m). |
|
Hilldale |
1999 |
2005 |
Created 1.4.1999 out of the parish of Wrightington. See als Table 2, note (m). |
|
Lathom |
1983 |
2005 |
Created 1.4.1983 out of the West Lancashire unparished area. See also Table 2, note (m). |
|
Newburgh |
1983 |
2005 |
Created 1.4.1983 out of the West Lancashire unparished area. See also Table 2, note (m). |
|
North Meols |
1974 |
2005 |
See Table 2, notes (c), (h), (i) and (m). |
|
Parbold |
1974 |
2005 |
See Table 2, notes (b) and (m). |
|
Rufford |
1974 |
2005 |
See Table 2, notes (c) and (m). |
|
Scarisbrick |
1974 |
2005 |
See Table 2, notes (c), (h) and (m). |
|
Simonswood |
1994 |
2005 |
See Table 2, notes (f), (j) and (m). |
|
Tarleton |
1974 |
2005 |
See Table 2, notes (c) and (m). |
|
Up Holland |
1983 |
2005 |
Created 1.4.1983 out of the West Lancashire unparished area. See also Table 2, note (m). |
|
West Lancashire* |
1974 |
2005 |
Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Burscough, Lathom, Ormskirk, Skelmersdale and Upholland. See also Table 2, notes (c) and (m). |
|
Wrightington |
1974 |
2005 |
See Table 2, notes (b), (d), (e), (k), (l) and (m). |
Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting West Lancashire Registration District
Date of Change |
Note |
Description of Change |
Population transferred |
1.4.1974 (created) |
(a) |
Gained the parish of Great Altcar (which until 1.4.1974 formed part of the parish of Altcar) from Crosby registration district. |
253 in 1971 |
(b) |
Gained the parishes of Dalton, Parbold and Wrightington, from Ince registration district. |
5944 in 1971 |
|
(c) |
Gained the West Lancashire unparished area (which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Burscough, Lathom, Ormskirk, Skelmersdale and Upholland) and. the parishes of Aughton, Bickerstaffe, Bispham, Downholland, Halsall, Hesketh with Becconsall, North Meols, Rufford, Scarisbrick and Tarleton, from Ormskirk registration district. |
82280 in 1971 |
|
1.4.1982 |
(d) |
Gained part of the parish of Wrightington (which until 1.4.1982 formed part of the parish of Shevington) from Wigan registration district. |
45 in 1981 |
1.4.1994 |
(e) |
Lost part of the parish of Wrightington (which was added to the parish of Coppull on 1.4.1994) to Chorley registration district. |
0 in 1993 |
(f) |
Gained part of the parish of Simonswood from Knowsley registration district. |
||
(g) |
Lost part of the parish of Bickerstaffe (which was added to the parish of Rainford on 1.4.1994) to St. Helens registration district. |
0 in 1993 |
|
(h) |
Lost parts of the parishes of Downholland, Halsall, North Meols and Scarisbrick (which was added to the Sefton unparished area on 1.4.1994) to Sefton North registration district. |
3 in 1993 |
|
(i) |
Gained parts of the parishes of Downholland, Great Altcar and North Meols (which until 1.4.1994 formed parts of the Sefton unparished area on 1.4.1994) from Sefton North registration district. |
10 in 1993 |
|
(j) |
Gained part of the parish of Simonswood (which until 1.4.1994 formed part of the parish of Melling) from Sefton South registration district. |
n/a | |
(k) |
Lost parts of the parish of Wrightington (which was added to the Wigan unparished area and part of the parish of Shevington on 1.4.1994) to Wigan registration district. |
n/a |
|
(l) |
Gained parts of the parish of Wrightington (which until 1.4.1994 formed part of the Wigan unparished area and part of the parish of Shevington) from Wigan registration district. |
n/a | |
1.6.2005 (abolished) |
(m) |
Lost the West Lancashire unparished area and the parishes of Aughton, Bickerstaffe, Bispham, Burscough, Dalton, Downholland, Great Altcar, Halsall, Hesketh with Becconsall, Hilldale, Lathom, Newburgh, North Meols, Parbold, Rufford, Scarisbrick, Simonswood, Tarleton, Up Holland and Wrightington, to Lancashire registration district. |
108378 in 2001 |
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