Lancaster Registration District

LANCASTER REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Lancashire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Arkholme, Caton, Ellel, Heaton, Lancaster, Morecambe, Tunstall, Warton, Wray.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837–51), 8e (1852–1946), 10C (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Lancashire.

Table 1: List of Places in Lancaster Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Aldcliffe	Lancashire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Lancaster.
Arkholme with Cawood	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Ashton with Stodday	Lancashire	1837	1974
Bolton le Sands	Lancashire	1837	1974
Borwick	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Bulk	Lancashire	1837	1900	Abolished 9.11.1900 and incorporated into the parishes of Lancaster and Quernmore. See also Table 2, note (d).
Burrow with Burrow	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Cantsfield	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Carnforth	Lancashire	1837	1974
Caton with Littledale	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Claughton	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Cockerham	Lancashire	1837	1974
Cockersand Abbey	Lancashire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Thurnham. See also Table 2, note (b).
Ellel	Lancashire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Farleton	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Gressingham	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Halton	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Heaton with Oxcliffe	Lancashire	1837	1974
Heysham	Lancashire	1837	1928	Abolished 1.10.1928 and incorporated into the parish of Morecambe & Heysham.
Hornby	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Ireby	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Lancaster	Lancashire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Leck	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Melling with Wrayton	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Middleton	Lancashire	1837	1974
Morecambe	Lancashire	1924	1928	Created 1.8.1924 by renaming the parish of Poulton Barre & Torrisholme. Abolished 1.10.1928 and incorporated into the parish of Morecambe & Heysham.
Morecambe & Heysham	Lancashire	1928	1974	Created 1.10.1928 from the separate parishes of Morecambe and Heysham.
Nether Kellet	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Over Kellet	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Over Wyresdale	Lancashire	1837	1974
Overton	Lancashire	1837	1974
Poulton Barre & Torrisholme	Lancashire	1837	1924	Abolished 1.8.1924 and renamed Morecambe.
Priest Hutton	Lancashire	1837	1974
Quernmore	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Roeburndale	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Scotforth	Lancashire	1837	1974
Silverdale	Lancashire	1837	1974
Skerton	Lancashire	1837	1900	Abolished 9.11.1900 and incorporated into the parishes of Lancaster and Heaton with Oxcliffe. See also Table 2, note (f).
Slyne with Hest	Lancashire	1837	1974
Tatham	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Thurnham	Lancashire	1837	1974
Tunstall	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Warton	Lancashire	1935	1974	Created 1.4.1935 out of the parish of Warton with Lindeth.
Warton with Lindeth	Lancashire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parishes of Warton and Silverdale.
Wennington	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Whittington	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Wray with Botton	Lancashire	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (a).
Yealand Conyers	Lancashire	1837	1974
Yealand Redmayne	Lancashire	1837	1974

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Lancaster Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.7.1869	(a)	Lost the parishes of Arkholme with Cawood, Borwick, Burrow with Burrow, Cantsfield, Caton with Littledale, Claughton, Farleton, Gressingham, Halton, Hornby, Ireby, Leck, Melling with Wrayton, Nether Kellet, Over Kellet, Quernmore, Roeburndale, Tatham, Tunstall, Wennington, Whittington, and Wray with Botton, to Lunesdale registration district	7486 in 1861
24.3.1887	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Cockersand Abbey (which until 24.3.1887 formed a detached part of the parish of Pilling, including Bank House Cottages) from Garstang registration district.	10 in 1891
24.3.1887	(c)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Ellel, including part of Foxhouse Farm (which became part of the parish of Nether Wyresdale on 24.3.1887) to Garstang registration district.	0 in 1891
1.2.1901	(d)	Lost part of the parish of Bulk (which became part of the parish of Quernmore on 9.11.1900) to Lunesdale registration district.	77 in 1901
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Lancaster (which until 9.11.1900 formed part of the parish of Halton) from Lunesdale registration district.	2 in 1901
	(f)	Lost part of the parish of Skerton (which became part of the parish of Halton on 9.11.1900) to Lunesdale registration district.	0 in 1901

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