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The list below shows the civil registration districts in Lancashire since 1837. The same districts were used to compile the census returns for the years 1851 to 1921.
For the purposes of these pages, "Lancashire" refers to:
Click on a district name to see the places and dates covered, or see the Index of Place Names for the whole of England and Wales.
Registration District |
Registration County |
From |
To |
Comments |
Lancashire |
1935 |
1974 |
Created 1.4.1935 sout of Preston registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Preston & South Ribble and Ribble Valley registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1937 |
1974 |
Created 1.4.1937 out of Ashton under Lyne registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Tameside and Oldham registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1848 |
Abolished 31.3.1848 and added to Ashton under Lyne and Oldham registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1848 |
1937 |
Created 31.3.1848 out of Ashton & Oldham registration district. Abolished 1.4.1937 and divided between Ashton and Hyde registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1876 |
1974 |
Created 1.7.1876 out of Ulverston registration district. Transferred to Cumbria on 1.4.1974. |
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Lancashire |
1934 |
1974 |
Created 1.10.1934 out of Barton upon Irwell, Salford and Bury registration districts. Transferred to Greater Manchester on 1.4.1974. |
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Lancashire |
1850 |
1934 |
Created 1.1.1850 out of Chorlton and Worsley registration districts. Abolished 1.10.1934 and added to Barton registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1838 |
1841 |
Created 17.12.1838 out of Salford registration district. Abolished 12.3.1841 and divided between Chorlton and Worsley registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1998 |
Abolished 1.4.1998 and divided between Blackburn with Darwen and Preston & South Ribble registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1998 |
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Created 1.4.1998 out of Blackburn registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1936 |
1974 |
Created 1.10.1936 out of Fylde registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Blackpool & Fylde registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1998 |
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Created 1.4.1998 out of Blackpool & Fylde registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1974 |
1998 |
Created 1.4.1974 out of Blackpool and Fylde registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1998 and divided between Blackpool and Fleetwood & Fylde registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1974 |
Transferred to Greater Manchester on 1.4.1974. |
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Lancashire |
1934 |
1974 |
Created 1.10.1934 out of West Derby registration district. Transferred to Merseyside on 1.4.1974. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Burnley & Pendle registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1974 |
2005 |
Created 1.4.1974 out of Nelson, Burnley and Staincliffe registration districts. Abolished 1.6.2005 and added to Lancashire registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1974 |
Transferred to Greater Manchester on 1.4.1974. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
2005 |
Abolished 1.6.2005 and added to Lancashire registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1924 |
Renamed 1.1.1925 to become Manchester South registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Ribble Valley registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1934 |
1974 |
Created 1.10.1934 out of West Derby and Ormskirk registration districts. Transferred to Merseyside on 1.4.1974. |
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Lancashire |
1937 |
1974 |
Created 1.1.1937 out of Blackburn registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Blackburn, Hyndburn & Rossendale and Ribble Valley registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1935 |
1974 |
Created 1.10.1935 out of Barton and Bolton registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Bolton and Blackburn registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1974 |
1982 |
Created 1.4.1974 out of Fylde registration district. Abolished 1.4.1982 and added to Blackpool & Fylde registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1998 |
2005 |
Created 1.4.1998 out of Blackpool & Fylde registration district. Abolished 1.6.2005 and added to Lancashire registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Fleetwood and Blackpool & Fylde registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1998 |
Abolished 1.4.1998 and added to Lancaster registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Hyndburn & Rossendale registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1934 |
1974 |
Created 1.4.1934 out of Bury, Manchester North and Rochdale registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Bury, Rochdale and Hyndburn & Rossendale registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1935 |
1967 |
Created 1.10.1935 out of Bolton and Wigan registration districts. Abolished 1.1.1968 and added to Farnworth registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1974 |
2005 |
Created 1.4.1974 out of Haslingden, Darwen, Littleborough and Heywood registration districts. Abolished 1.6.2005 and added to Lancashire registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1936 |
1974 |
Created 1.7.1936 out of Wigan registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Wigan, St. Helens and West Lancashire registration districts. |
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1837 |
1895 |
Partly in Lancashire until 30.9.1895. |
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Lancashire |
2005 |
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Created 1.6.2005 (from Burnley & Pendle, Chorley, Fleetwood & Fylde, Hyndburn & Rossendale, Lancaster, Preston & South Ribble, Ribble Valley and West Lancashire registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
2005 |
Abolished 1.6.2005 and added to Lancashire registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1974 |
Transferred to Greater Manchester on 1.4.1974. |
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Lancashire |
1936 |
1974 |
Created 1.10.1936 out of Rochdale registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Rochdale and Hyndburn & Rossendale registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1934 |
Abolished 1.10.1934 and added to Liverpool South registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1969 |
1974 |
Created 1.10.1969 out of Liverpool North and Liverpool South registration districts. Transferred to Merseyside on 1.4.1974. |
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Lancashire |
1934 |
1969 |
Created 1.10.1934 out of West Derby registration district. Abolished 1.10.1969 and added to Liverpool registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1934 |
1969 |
Created 1.4.1934 out of Liverpool and Prescot registration districts. Abolished 1.10.1969 and added to Liverpool registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1869 |
1974 |
Created 1.7.1869 out of Lancaster registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Lancaster registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1924 |
Abolished 1.1.1925 and added to Manchester North registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1939 |
1974 |
Created 1.4.1939 from Manchester North and Manchester South registration districts. Transferred to Greater Manchester on 1.4.1974. |
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Lancashire |
1925 |
1939 |
Created 1.1.1925 from Prestwich and Manchester registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1939 and divided between Manchester and Ashton under Lyne registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1925 |
1939 |
Created 1.1.1925 by renaming Chorlton registration district. Abolished 1.4.1939 and added to Manchester registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1933 |
1974 |
Created 1.10.1933 out of Oldham, Bury and Manchester North registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Oldham and Rochdale registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1936 |
1974 |
Created 1.4.1936 out of Burnley registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Burnley & Pendle and Ribble Valley registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1934 |
1974 |
Created 1.4.1934 out of Warrington registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Warrington and St. Helens registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1848 |
1974 |
Transferred to Greater Manchester on 1.4.1974. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between West Lancashire, Crosby and Knowsley registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Knowsley and St. Helens registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Preston & South Ribble registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1974 |
2005 |
Created 1.4.1974 out of Amounderness, Preston and Chorley registration districts. Abolished 1.6.2005 and added to Lancashire registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1875 |
1924 |
Created 1.10.1874 out of Manchester registration district. Abolished 1.1.1925 and added to Manchester North registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1974 |
2005 |
Created 1.4.1974 out of Clitheroe, Amounderness, Darwen, Ewecross and Nelson registration districts. Abolished 1.6.2005 and added to Lancashire registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1974 |
Transferred to Greater Manchester on 1.4.1974. |
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1837 |
1894 |
Partly in Lancashire until 1894. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1974 |
Transferred to Greater Manchester on 1.4.1974. |
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Lancashire |
1934 |
1974 |
Created 1.4.1934 out of Ormskirk registration district. Transferred to Merseyside on 1.4.1974. |
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Lancashire |
1935 |
1974 |
Transferred to Merseyside on 1.4.1974. |
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1837 |
1913 |
Partly in Lancashire until 9.11.1913. |
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1837 |
1889 |
Partly in Lancashire until 1889. |
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Lancashire |
1881 |
1922 |
Created 1.7.1881 out of West Derby registration district. Abolished 1.9.1922 and added to Liverpool registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1974 |
Transferred to Cumbria on 1.4.1974. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1974 |
Transferred to Cheshire on 1.4.1974. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1934 |
Abolished 1.10.1934 and divided between Liverpool North, Bootle and Crosby registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1974 |
2005 |
Created 1.4.1974 out of Ormskirk, Ince and Crosby registration districts. Abolished 1.6.2005 and added to Lancashire registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1964 |
1974 |
Created 1.10.1964 out of Prescot registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Halton, Knowsley, St. Helens and Warrington registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1837 |
1895 |
Abolished 1.8.1995 and added to Wigan & Leigh registration district. |
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Lancashire |
1841 |
1850 |
Created 12.3.1841 out of Barton, Worsley & Flixton registration district. Abolished 1.1.1850 and added to Barton upon Irwell registration district. |
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