Darwen Registration District

DARWEN REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Lancashire.
Created : 1.1.1937 (out of Blackburn registration district).
Sub-districts : Billington, Billington & Mellor, Darwen, Great Harwood, Mellor, Oswaldtwistle.
GRO volumes : 8e (1937–46), 10C (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire.

Table 1: List of Places in Darwen Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Balderstone	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Billington	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Church	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Clayton le Dale	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Clayton le Moors	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Darwen	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Dinckley	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Eccleshill	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Great Harwood	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Livesey	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Mellor	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Osbaldeston	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Oswaldtwistle	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Pleasington	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Ramsgreave	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Rishton	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Salesbury	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Tockholes	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Wilpshire	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Yate & Pickup Bank	Lancashire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Darwen Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.1.1937 (created)	(a)	Gained the parishes of Balderstone, Billington, Church, Clayton le Dale, Clayton le Moors, Darwen, Dinckley, Dutton, Eccleshill, Great Harwood, Livesey, Mellor, Osbaldeston, Oswaldtwistle, Pleasington, Ramsgreave, Rishton, Salesbury, Tockholes, Wilpshire, and Yate & Pickup Bank, from Blackburn registration district.	94884 in 1931
1.4.1937	(b)	Lost parts of the parish of Clayton le Dale (which became parts of the parishes of Dutton and Ribchester on 1.4.1934) to Amounderness registration district.	15 in 1931
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Mellor (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Samlesbury) from Amounderness registration district.	41 in 1931
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Yate & Pickup Bank (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Haslingden) from Haslingden registration district.	0 in 1931

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