Barnsley Registration District

BARNSLEY REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Yorkshire West Riding (1850–1974), South Yorkshire (from 1974).
Created : 28.3.1850 (out of Ecclesfield registration district).
Sub-districts : Barnsley, Darfield, Darton, Penistone, Worsbrough
GRO volumes : XXII (1850–51), 9c (1852–1946), 2B (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Barnsley and Wakefield (Wakefield).

Table 1A: List of Places in Barnsley Registration District (1850–1974)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Ardsley	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1921	Abolished 9.11.1921 to become part of the parish of Barnsley. See also Table 2, note (a).
Barnsley	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, note (a).
Barugh	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 to become part of the parish of Darton. See also Table 2, note (a).
Billingley	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1938	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Brierley	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1850	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Carlton	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 to become parts of the parishes of Barnsley and Royston. See also Table 2, note (a).
Cudworth	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1938	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Darfield	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1938	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Darton	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1938	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Dodworth	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1938	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Great Houghton	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1850	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Havercroft with Cold Hiendley	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1850	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Hoyland Nether	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1938	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Little Houghton	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1850	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Monk Bretton	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1921	Abolished 9.11.1921 to become part of the parish of Barnsley. See also Table 2, note (a).
Notton	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1938	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Royston	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1938	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Ryhill	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1850	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Shafton	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1850	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
South Hiendley	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1850	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Stainborough	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1938	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Wintersett	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1850	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Wombwell	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1938	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Woolley	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1938	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Worsbrough	Yorkshire West Riding	1850	1938	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).

Table 1B: List of Places in Barnsley Registration District (from 1974)

All the areas in Barnsley registration district became part of the county of South Yorkshire on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Barnsley	South Yorkshire	1974		Unparished area which 1.4.1974 formed the parish and county borough of Barnsley.
Billingley	South Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (e).
Brierley	South Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (e).
Cawthorne	South Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (f).
Cudworth	South Yorkshire	1974		Unparished area which 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Cudworth. See also Table 2, note (f).
Darfield	South Yorkshire	1974		Unparished area which 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Darfield. See also Table 2, note (f).
Darton	South Yorkshire	1974		Unparished area which 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Darton. See also Table 2, note (f).
Dearne	South Yorkshire	1974		Unparished area which 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Dearne. See also Table 2, note (d).
Dodworth	South Yorkshire	1974		Unparished area which 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Dodworth. See also Table 2, note (f).
Dunford	South Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (f).
Great Houghton	South Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (e).
Gunthwaite & Ingbirchworth	South Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (f).
High Hoyland	South Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (f).
Hoyland Nether	South Yorkshire	1974		Unparished area which 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Hoyland Nether. See also Table 2, note (f).
Hunshelf	South Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (f).
Langsett	South Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (f).
Little Houghton	South Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (e).
Oxspring	South Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (f).
Penistone	South Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (f).
Royston	South Yorkshire	1974		Unparished area which 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Royston. See also Table 2, note (f).
Shafton	South Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (e).
Silkstone	South Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (f).
Stainborough	South Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (f).
Tankersley	South Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (g).
Thurgoland	South Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (f).
Wombwell	South Yorkshire	1974		Unparished area which 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Wombwell. See also Table 2, note (f).
Worsbrough	South Yorkshire	1974		Unparished area which 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Worsbrough. See also Table 2, note (f).
Wortley	South Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (g).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Barnsley Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
28.3.1850 (created)	(a)	Gained the townships of Ardesley, Barnsley, Barugh, Billingley, Brierley, Carlton, Cudworth, Darfield, Darton, Dodworth, Great Houghton, Havercroft with Cold Hiendley, Hoyland Nether, Little Houghton, Monk Bretton, Notton, Royston, Ryhill, Shafton, South Hiendley, Stainbrough, Wintersett, Wombwell, Woolley, and Worsbrough, from Ecclesfield registration district.	30935 in 1841
11.11.1850	(b)	Lost the townships of Brierley, Great Houghton, Havercroft with Cold Hiendley, Little Houghton, Ryhill, Shafton, South Hiendley, and Wintersett, to Hemsworth registration district.
1.7.1938	(c)	Lost the parishes of Billingley, Cudworth, Darfield, Darton, Dodworth, Hoyland Nether, Notton, Royston, Stainbrough, Wombwell, Woolley, and Worsborough, to Staincross registration district.	85133 in 1931
1.4.1974	(d)	Gained the unparished area of Dearne (which was transferred from Yorkshire West Riding to the county of South Yorkshire on 1.4.1974) from Don Valley registration district.	25025 in 1971
	(e)	Gained the parishes of Billingley, Brierley, Great Houghton, Little Houghton, and Shafton (which was transferred from Yorkshire West Riding to the county of South Yorkshire on 1.4.1974) from Hemsworth registration district.	13070 in 1971
	(f)	Gained the parishes of Cawthorne, Dunford, Gunthwaite & Ingbirchworth, High Hoyland, Hunshelf, Langsett, Oxspring, Penistone, Silkstone, Stainborough, and Thurgoland, and the unparished areas of Cudworth, Darfield, Darton, Dodworth, Hoyland Nether, Royston, and Wombwell (which were transferred from Yorkshire West Riding to the county of South Yorkshire on 1.4.1974) from Staincross registration district.	109772 in 1971
	(g)	Gained the parishes of Tankersley and Wortley (which were transferred from Yorkshire West Riding to the county of South Yorkshire on 1.4.1974) from Wortley registration district.	2261 in 1971

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