Ashton Registration District

ASHTON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Lancashire.
Created : 1.4.1937 (out of Ashton under Lyne registration district).
Sub-districts : Ashton, Ashton & Mossley, Ashton Hospital, Audenshaw, Mossley.
GRO volumes : 8d (1937–46), 10B (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Tameside and Oldham.

Table 1: List of Places in Ashton Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Alt	Lancashire	1937	1954	Abolished 1.4.1954 and incorporated into the parishes of Oldham, Ashton under Lyne, and Mossley. See also Table 2, notes (a), (d) and (e).
Ashton under Lyne	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Audenshaw	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Bardsley	Lancashire	1937	1954	Abolished 1.4.1954 and incorporated into the parishes of Oldham, Ashton under Lyne, and Failsworth. See also Table 2, notes (a), (d) and (e).
Denton	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (c).
Droylsden	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Failsworth	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Hartshead	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Hurst	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Lees	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Little Moss	Lancashire	1937	1954	Abolished 1.4.1954 and incorporated into the parishes of Ashton under Lyne, Failsworth, and Droylsden. See also Table 2, note (a).
Mossley	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Waterloo	Lancashire	1937	1954	Abolished 1.4.1954 and incorporated into the parish of Ashton under Lyne. See also Table 2, note (a).
Woodhouses	Lancashire	1937	1954	Abolished 1.4.1954 and incorporated into the parishes of Oldham and Failsworth. See also Table 2, notes (a), (d) and (e).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Ashton Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1937 (created)	(a)	Gained the parishes of Alt, Ashton under Lyne, Audenshaw, Bardsley, Denton, Droylsden, Failsworth, Hartshead, Hurst, Lees, Little Moss, Mossley, Waterloo, and Woodhouses, from Ashton under Lyne registration district.	132008 in 1931
1.5.1937	(b)	Lost part of the parish of Denton (which became part of the parish of Stockport on 1.4.1937) to Stockport registration district.	0 in 1931
1.5.1937	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Denton (which until 1.4.1937 formed part of the parish of Stockport) from Stockport registration district.
1.4.1951	(d)	Lost parts of the parishes of Alt, Bardsley, and Woodhouses (which became parts of the parish of Oldham on 1.4.1951) to Oldham registration district.
1.4.1954	(e)	Lost parts of the parishes of Alt, Bardsley, and Woodhouses (which became parts of the parish of Oldham on 1.4.1954) to Oldham registration district.

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