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List of Districts |
Registration County : Yorkshire West Riding (1837–1974), West
Yorkshire (from 1974).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Batley, Dewsbury, Gildersome, Gomersal, Liversedge, Mirfield, Morley, Osset, Soothill, Thornhill
GRO volumes : XXII (1837–51), 9b (1852–1946), 2B (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Dewsbury, Leeds and Wakefield (Wakefield).
Table 1A: List of Places in Dewsbury Registration District (1837–1974)
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Civil Parish |
County |
From |
To |
Comments |
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Batley |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, note (f). |
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Birkenshaw |
1894 |
1937 |
Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Gomersal in Birkenshaw Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Gomersal. |
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Birstall |
1894 |
1937 |
Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Gomersal in Birstall Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Batley. |
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Churwell |
1925 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Churwell. See also Table 2, note (e). |
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Dewsbury |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. |
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Gildersome |
1925 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Morley. See also Table 2, note (d). |
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Gomersal |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, note (f). |
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Heckmondwike |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, note (f). |
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Liversedge |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, note (f). |
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Mirfield |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, note (f). |
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Morley |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, notes (a) and (f). |
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Ossett |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, notes (b), (c) and (f). |
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Ravensthorpe |
1894 |
1925 |
Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Mirfield in Ravensthorpe Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1925 to become part of the parish of Dewsbury. |
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Soothill |
1837 |
1894 |
Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of Soothill Nether and Soothill Upper. |
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Soothill Nether |
1894 |
1925 |
Created 1894 out of the parish of Soothill. Abolished 1.4.1925 to become part of the parish of Dewsbury. |
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Soothill Upper |
1894 |
1910 |
Created 1894 out of the parish of Soothill. Abolished 31.3.1910 and divided between the parishes of Batley and Dewsbury. |
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Thornhill |
1837 |
1925 |
Abolished 1.4.1925 to become part of the parish of Dewsbury. |
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Whitley Lower |
1837 |
1896 |
Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of Thornhill. |
Table 1B: List of Places in Dewsbury Registration District (from 1974)
All the areas in Dewsbury registration district were transferred to the county of West Yorkshire on 1.4.1974.
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Unparished Area |
County |
From |
To |
Comments |
| Batley | West Yorkshire |
1974 |
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Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and municipal borough of Batley. See also Table 2, note (g). |
| Dewsbury | West Yorkshire |
1974 |
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Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and county borough of Batley. |
| Heckmondwike | West Yorkshire |
1974 |
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Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Heckmondwike. See also Table 2, note (g). |
| Mirfield | West Yorkshire |
1974 |
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Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Mirfield. See also Table 2, note (g). |
| Spenborough | West Yorkshire |
1974 |
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Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Cleckheaton, Gomersal, and Liversedge, and the municipal borough of Spenborough. See also Table 2, note (g). |
Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Dewsbury Registration District
Date of Change | Note | Description of Change | Population transferred |
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1.7.1895 |
(a) | Gained part of the parish of Morley (which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Ardsley West) from Wakefield registration district. |
363 in 1891 |
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1.12.1900 |
(b) | Gained part of the parish of Ossett (which until 9.11.1900 formed part of the parish of Alverthorpe) from Wakefield registration district. |
139 in 1891 |
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219 in 1901 |
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1.5.1922 |
(c) | Gained part of the parish of Ossett (which until 9.11.1921 formed part of the parish of Lupset) from Wakefield registration district. |
0 in 1921 |
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1.4.1925 |
(d) | Gained the parish of Gildersome from Bramley registration district. |
2865 in 1921 |
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(e) | Gained the parish of Churwell from Holbeck registration district. |
2502 in 1921 |
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1.1.1939 |
(f) | Lost the parishes of Batley, Gomersal, Heckmondwike, Liversedge, Mirfield, Morley, and Ossett, to Spen Valley registration district. |
123596 in 1931 |
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1.4.1974 |
(g) | Gained the unparished areas of Batley, Heckmondwike, Mirfield, and Spenborough (which were transferred from Yorkshire West Riding to the county of West Yorkshire on 1.4.1974) from Spen Valley registration district. |
108995 in 1971 |
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