Leeds Registration District

LEEDS REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Yorkshire West Riding (1837–1929 and 1939–74); West Yorkshire (from 1974).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.3.1929 (to become by Leeds North registration district).
Re-created : 1.4.1939 (out of Leeds North, Leeds South, Tadcaster, Wetherby and Wharfedale registration districts).
Sub-districts : Blenheim, Burmantofts, Chapeltown, Kirkstall, Leeds, Leeds Central, Leeds East, Leeds North, Leeds South, Leeds West, North Leeds, North East Leeds, St. Jamess North, St. Jamess South, St. Marys, South Leeds, South East Leeds, West Leeds, Westfield
GRO volumes : XXIII (1837–51), 9b (1852–1929), 9b (1939–46), 2C (1946–74), 5 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Leeds.

Table 1A: List of Places in Leeds Registration District (1837–1929)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Armley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	See Table 2, note (a).
Austhorpe	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	See Table 2, note (a).
Beeston	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	See Table 2, note (a).
Bramley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	See Table 2, note (a).
Chapel Allerton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	Abolished 26.3.1904 to become part of the parish of Leeds. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Chapel Allerton	Yorkshire West Riding	1869	1904
Churwell	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	See Table 2, note (a).
Farnley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	See Table 2, note (a).
Gildersome	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	See Table 2, note (a).
Headingley with Burley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	Abolished 26.3.1904 to become part of the parish of Leeds. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Headingley with Burley	Yorkshire West Riding	1869	1904
Holbeck	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	See Table 2, note (a).
Horsforth	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	See Table 2, note (a).
Hunslet	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	See Table 2, note (a).
Leeds	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1929	Excluding those parts of the parish of Leeds which after 1.4.1925 were included in Bramley and Holbeck registration districts. See also Table 2, notes (d) to (h).
Lofthouse with Carlton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	See Table 2, note (a).
Middleton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	See Table 2, note (a).
Potter Newton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	Abolished 26.3.1904 to become part of the parish of Leeds. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Potter Newton	Yorkshire West Riding	1869	1904
Roundhay	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	Abolished 9.11.1912 to become part of the parish of Leeds. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Roundhay	Yorkshire West Riding	1869	1912
Seacroft	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	Abolished 9.11.1912 to become part of the parish of Leeds. See also Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (c).
Seacroft	Yorkshire West Riding	1869	1912
Shadwell	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	See Table 2, note (a).
Swillington	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	See Table 2, note (a).
Templenewsam	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	See Table 2, note (a).
Thorpe Stapleton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	See Table 2, note (a).
Wortley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1845	See Table 2, note (a).

Table 1B: List of Places in Leeds Registration District (1939–74)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Leeds	Yorkshire West Riding	1939	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (i) to (n).

Table 1B: List of Places in Leeds Registration District (from 1974)

All the areas in Leeds registration district became part of the county of West Yorkshire on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Aberford	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Aireborough	West Yorkshire	1981		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Aireborough. See also Table 2, note (r).
Arthington	West Yorkshire	1981		See Table 2, note (r).
Austhorpe	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Bardsey cum Rigton	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Barwick in Elmet & Scholes	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Boston Spa	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Bramham cum Oglethorpe	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Bramhope	West Yorkshire	1981		See Table 2, note (r).
Carlton	West Yorkshire	1981		See Table 2, note (r).
Clifford	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Collingham	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
East Keswick	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Garforth	West Yorkshire	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Garforth. See also Table 2, note (o).
Great & Little Preston	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Harewood	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Horsforth	West Yorkshire	1981		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Horsforth. See also Table 2, note (r).
Ledsham	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Ledston	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Leeds	West Yorkshire	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and county borough of Leeds.
Lotherton cum Aberford	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Micklefield	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Morley	West Yorkshire	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Morley. See also Table 2, note (q).
Otley	West Yorkshire	1981		See Table 2, note (r).
Parlington	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Pool	West Yorkshire	1981		See Table 2, note (r).
Pudsey	West Yorkshire	1981		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and nunicipal borough of Pudsey. See also Table 2, note (r).
Rothwell	West Yorkshire	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the urban district of Rothwell, and the parishes of Lofthouse and Rothwell. See also Table 2, note (p).
Scarcroft	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Sturton Grange	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Swillington	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Thorner	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Thorp Arch	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Walton	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Wetherby	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).
Wothersome	West Yorkshire	1974		See Table 2, note (o).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Leeds Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
13.1.1845	(a)	Lost the parishes parishes of Armley, Austhorpe, Beeston, Bramley, Chapel Allerton, Churwell, Farnley, Gildersome, Headingley with Burley, Holbeck, Horsforth, Hunslet, Lofthouse with Carlton, Middleton, Potter Newton, Roundhay, Seacroft, Shadwell, Swillington, Templenewsam, Thorpe Stapleton, and Wortley, to create Hunslet registration district.	79955 in 1841
6.8.1869	(b)	Gained the parishes of Chapel Allerton, Headingley with Burley, Potter Newton, Roundhay, and Seacroft, from Kirkstall registration district.	16490 in 1861
25.3.1885	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Seacroft (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Shadwell, including Roundhay) from Wetherby registration district.	12 in 1891
1.2.1913	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Leeds (which until 9.11.1912 formed part of the parish of Barwick in Elmet) from Tadcaster registration district.	2207 in 1921
1.2.1913	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Leeds (which until 9.11.1912 formed the parish of Shadwell) from Wetherby registration district.	1214 in 1911
1.4.1926	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Leeds (which until 1.4.1926 formed part of the parish of Adel cum Eccup) from Wharfedale registration district.	987 in 1921
1.4.1928	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Leeds (which until 1.4.1928 formed part of the parish of Austhorpe) from Tadcaster registration district.	71 in 1921
1.3.1929 (abolished)	(h)	Lost the constituent part of the parish of Leeds to Leeds North registration district.	270723 in 1931
1.4.1939 (re-created)	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Leeds from Leeds North registration district.	270723 in 1931
	(j)	Gained part of the parish of Leeds from Leeds South registration district.	191960 in 1931
	(k)	Gained part of the parish of Leeds (which until 1.4.1937 formed parts of the parishes of Austhorpe, Barwick in Elmet, and Swillington) from Tadcaster registration district.	15 in 1931
	(l)	Gained part of the parish of Leeds (which until 1.4.1937 formed part of the parish of Wigton) from Wetherby registration district.	0 in 1931
	(m)	Gained part of the parish of Leeds (which until 1.4.1937 formed parts of the parishes of Arthington and Horsforth) from Wharfedale registration district.	0 in 1931
1.4.1957	(n)	Gained parts of the parish of Leeds (which until 1.4.1957 formed parts of the parishes of Austhorpe and Barwick in Elmet) from Barkston Ash registration district.
1.4.1974	(o)	Gained the parishes of Aberford, Austhorpe, Bardsey cum Rigton, Barwick in Elmet & Scholes, Boston Spa, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Clifford, Collingham, East Keswick, Great & Little Preston, Harewood, Ledsham, Ledston, Lotherton cum Aberford, Micklefield, Parlington, Scarcroft, Sturton Grange, Swillington, Thorner, Thorp Arch, Walton, Wetherby, and Wothersome, and the unparished area of Garforth (which were transferred from Yorkshire West Riding to the county of West Yorkshire on 1.4.1974) from Barkston Ash registration district.	64505 in 1971
	(p)	Gained the unparished area of Rothwell (which was transferred from Yorkshire West Riding to the county of West Yorkshire on 1.4.1974) from Lower Agbrigg registration district.	28345 in 1971
	(q)	Gained the unparished area of Morley (which was transferred from Yorkshire West Riding to the county of West Yorkshire on 1.4.1974) from Spen Valley registration district.	44360 in 1971
1.4.1981	(r)	Gained the parishes of Arthington, Bramhope, Carlton, Otley, and Pool, and the unparished areas of Aireborough, Horsforth, and Pudsey, from Wharfedale registration district.

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