Huddersfield Registration District

HUDDERSFIELD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Yorkshire West Riding (1837–1974); West Yorkshire (1974–2012).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 11.10.2012 (added to Kirklees registration district).
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); 4 (1974–92).
District number : 261 (1841–46); 497 (1847–69); 494 (1870–80); 495 (1881–1946); 55 (1946–74); 089 (1974–2012).

Table 1A: List of Places in Huddersfield Registration District (1837–1974)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Almondbury	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1924	Abolished 1.4.1924 and added to the parish of Huddersfield.
Austonley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1921	Abolished 1.4.1921 and added to the parish of Holmfirth.
Cartworth	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1921	Abolished 1.4.1921 and added to 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 29.9.1876 and divided between Skelmanthorpe and Cumberworth
Dalton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1924	Abolished 1.4.1924 and added to 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 added to the parish of Thurstonland & Farnley Tyas.
Fulstone	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 and divided between the parishes of Holmfirth and Dunford.
Golcar	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Huddersfield.
Hepworth	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 and divided between the parishes of Holmfirth and Dunford.
Holme	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 and divided between 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 added to the parish of Holmfirth.
Huddersfield	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Kirklees unparished area. See also 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 divided between the parishes of Kirkburton and Huddersfield.
Lepton	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 and divided between the parishes of Kirkburton and Huddersfield.
Lindley cum Quarmby	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1924	Abolished 1.4.1924 and added to the parish of Huddersfield.
Lingards	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1896	Abolished 30.9.1896 and added to the parish of Slaithwaite.
Linthwaite	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and divided between the parishes of Colne Valley and Huddersfield.
Lockwood	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1924	Abolished 1.4.1924 and added to the parish of Huddersfield.
Longwood	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1924	Abolished 1.4.1924 and added to 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 added to the parish of Colne Valley.
Marsden in Almondbury	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1898	Abolished 26.3.1898 and added to the parish of Marsden.
Marsden in Huddersfield	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1898	Abolished 26.3.1898 and added to 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 added to the parish of Holmfirth.
Scammonden	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to 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 divided between the parishes of Holmfirth and Dunford.
Shelley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 and added to the parish of Kirkburton.
Shepley	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 and added to the parish of Kirkburton.
Skelmanthorpe	Yorkshire West Riding	1876	1939	Created 29.9.1876 from parts of the parishes of Cumberworth and Cumberworth Half. See also Table 2, note (f).
Slaithwaite	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Colne Valley.
South Crosland	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 and divided between 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 added to the parish of Holme.
Thurstonland	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1925	Abolished 1.4.1925 and added to 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 divided between the parishes of Kirkburton and Holmfirth.
Upperthong	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1921	Abolished 1.4.1921 and added to the parish of Holmfirth.
Whitley Upper	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	Abolished 1.4.1938 and added to the parish of Kirkburton.
Wooldale	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1921	Abolished 1.4.1921 and added to the parish of Holmfirth.

Table 1B: List of Places in Huddersfield Registration District (1974–2012)

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

Civil Parish (*or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Denby Dale	West Yorkshire	1974	2012	Created 1.4.1974 from the parishes of Clayton West, Denby, Emley and Skelmanthorpe. See also Table 2, notes (g), (h), (i) and (j).
Holmfirth	West Yorkshire	1974	1976	Renamed 1.4.1976 to become the parish of Holme Valley. See also Table 2, note (g).
Holme Valley	West Yorkshire	1976	2012	Created 1.4.1976 by renaming the parish of Holmfirth. See also Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Kirkburton	West Yorkshire	1974	2012	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Kirklees*	West Yorkshire	1974	2012	That part of the unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Colne Valley and Huddersfield. See also Table 2, note (j).
Meltham	West Yorkshire	1974	2012	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Huddersfield Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
15.7.1843	(a)	Gained the parish of Cumberworth from Ecclesfield registration district.	1867 in 1841
25.3.1883	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Cumberworth (which was added to the parish of Denby on 25.3.1883) 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) 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
1.4.1974	(g)	Gained part of the Kirklees unparished area (which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish of Colne Valley) and the parishes of Denby Dale, Holmfirth, Kirkburton and Meltham, from Upper Agbrigg registration district.	77834 in 1971
1.4.1993	(h)	Lost parts of the parish of Denby Dale (which became parts of the parishes of Dunford and High Hoyland) from Barnsley registration district.	n/a
1.4.1993	(i)	Gained parts of the parish of Denby Dale (which until 1.4.1993 formed parts of the parishes of Gunthwaite & Ingbirchworth and High Hoyland) from Barnsley registration district.	n/a
11.10.2012	(j)	Lost the part in the Kirklees unparished area and the parishes of Denby Dale, Holme Valley, Kirkburton and Meltham, to Kirklees registration district.	n/a

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