Huddersfield Registration District

HUDDERSFIELD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Yorkshire West Riding.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Almondbury, Golcar, Holmfirth, Honley, Huddersfield, Huddersfield First, Huddersfield Second, Kirkburton, Kirkheaton, Lockwood, Meltham, Newmill, Slaithwaite,
GRO volumes : XXII (1837–51), 9a (1852–1946), 2B (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Huddersfield.

Table 1: List of Places in Huddersfield Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Almondbury	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1924	Abolished 1.4.1924 and incorporated into the parish of Huddersfield.
Austonley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1921	Abolished 1.4.1921 and incorporated into the parish of Holmfirth.
Cartworth	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1921	Abolished 1.4.1921 and incorporated into the parish of Holmfirth.
Colne Valley	Yorkshire West Riding	1937	1939	Created 1.4.1937 out of the parishes of Golcar, Marston, Linthwaite, Slaithwaite, and Scammonden. See also Table 2, note (f).
Cumberworth	Yorkshire West Riding	1843	1939	See Table 2, notes (a), (b), (c) and (f).
Cumberworth Half	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1876	Abolished 23.2.1876 and divided between Skelmanthorpe and Cumberworth
Dalton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1924	Abolished 1.4.1924 and incorporated into the parish of Huddersfield.
Dunford	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1939	Created 1.4.1938 out of the parishes of Thurlstone, Hepworth, Scholes, Fulstone, and Holme.
Farnley Tyas	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1925	Abolished 1.4.1925 and incorporated into the parish of Thurstonland & Farnley Tyas.
Fulstone	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 and incorporated into the parishes of Holmfirth and Dunford.
Golcar	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and incorporated into the parish of Huddersfield.
Hepworth	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 and incorporated into the parishes of Holmfirth and Dunford.
Holme	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 and incorporated into the parishes of Holmfirth and Dunford.
Holmfirth	Yorkshire West Riding	1921	1939	Created 1.4.1921 from the parishes of Wooldale, Upperthong, Cartworth, Netherthong, and Austonley. See also Table 2, note (f).
Honley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 and incorporated into the parish of Holmfirth.
Huddersfield	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Kirkburton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1939	See Table 2, note (f).
Kirkheaton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 and incorporated into the parishes of Kirkburton and Huddersfield.
Lepton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 and incorporated into the parishes of Kirkburton and Huddersfield.
Lindley cum Quarmby	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1924	Abolished 1.4.1924 and incorporated into the parish of Huddersfield.
Lingards	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1896	Abolished 30.9.1896 and incorporated into the parish of Slaithwaite.
Linthwaite	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and incorporated into the parishes of Colne Valley and Huddersfield.
Lockwood	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1924	Abolished 1.4.1924 and incorporated into the parish of Huddersfield.
Longwood	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1924	Abolished 1.4.1924 and incorporated into the parish of Huddersfield. See also Table 2, note (d).
Marsden	Yorkshire West Riding	1898	1937	Created 26.3.1898 from the parishes of Marsden in Almondbury and Marsden in Huddersfield. Abolished 1.4.1937 and incorporated into the parish of Colne Valley.
Marsden in Almondbury	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1898	Abolished 26.3.1898 and incorporated into the parish of Marsden.
Marsden in Huddersfield	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1898	Abolished 26.3.1898 and incorporated into the parish of Marsden.
Meltham	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1939	See Table 2, note (f).
Netherthong	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1921	Abolished 1.4.1921 and incorporated into the parish of Holmfirth.
Scammonden	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and incorporated into the parish of Colne Valley.
Scholes	Yorkshire West Riding	1894	1938	Created 1894 from the parishes of Wooldale, Fulstone, and Hepworth. Abolished 1.4.1938 and incorporated into the parishes of Holmfirth and Dunford.
Shelley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 and incorporated into the parish of Kirkburton.
Shepley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 and incorporated into the parish of Kirkburton.
Skelmanthorpe	Yorkshire West Riding	1876	1939	Created 23.2.1876 from parts of Cumberworth Half and Skelmanthorpe. See also Table 2, note (f).
Slaithwaite	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and incorporated into the parish of Colne Valley.
South Crosland	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 and incorporated into the parishes of Huddersfield, Meltham, and Holmfirth.
South Holme	Yorkshire West Riding	1894	1895	Created 1894 out of the parish of Holme. Abolished 1.10.1895 and re-incorporated into the parish of Holme.
Thurstonland	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1925	Abolished 1.4.1925 and incorporated into the parish of Thurstonland & Farnley Tyas.
Thurstonland & Farnley Tyas	Yorkshire West Riding	1925	1938	Created 1.4.1925 from the separate parishes of Thurstonland and Farnley Tayas. Abolished 1.4.1938 and incorporated into the parishes of Kirkburton and Holmfirth.
Upperthong	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1921	Abolished 1.4.1921 and incorporated into the parish of Holmfirth.
Whitley Upper	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 and incorporated into the parish of Kirkburton.
Wooldale	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1921	Abolished 1.4.1921 and incorporated into the parish of Holmfirth.

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Huddersfield Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
15.7.1843	(a)	Gained the township of Cumberworth from Ecclesfield registration district.	1867 in 1841
25.3.1885	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Cumberworth, including Denby Dale (which became part of the parish of Denby on 25.3.1885) to Wortley registration district.	98 in 1891
25.3.1885	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Cumberworth (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Denby, including Polygon Terrace) from Wortley registration district.	12 in 1891
1.1.1914	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Longwood (which until 9.11.1913 formed part of the parish of Stainland with Old Lindley) from Halifax registration district.	0 in 1911
1.4.1938	(e)	Gained parts of the parish of Huddersfield (which until 1.4.1937 formed parts of the parishes of Brighouse, Fixby, and Stainland with Old Lindley) from Halifax registration district.	475 in 1931
1.7.1939	(f)	Lost the parishes of Colne Valley, Cumberworth, Dunford, Holmfirth, Kirkburton, Kirkheaton, Meltham, and Skelmanthorpe, to Upper Agbrigg registration district.	72448 in 1931

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