List of Districts |
Table 1A: List of Places in Wigan Registration District (1837–1974)
Civil Parish |
County |
From |
To |
Comments |
Abram |
1837 |
1936 |
See Table 2, note (b). |
|
Ashton in Makerfield |
1837 |
1936 |
See Table 2, note (b). |
|
Aspull |
1837 |
1936 |
See Table 2, note (b). |
|
Billinge & Winstanley |
1924 |
1936 |
Created 1.4.1924 from the parishes of Billinge Higher End, Billinge Chapel End and Winstanley. See also Table 2, note (b). |
|
Billinge Chapel End |
1837 |
1924 |
Abolished 1.4.1924 and added to the parish of Billinge & Winstanley. |
|
Billinge Higher End |
1837 |
1924 |
Abolished 1.4.1924 and added to the parish of Billinge & Winstanley. |
|
Blackrod |
1837 |
1935 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
|
Dalton |
1837 |
1936 |
See Table 2, note (b). |
|
Haigh |
1837 |
1936 |
See Table 2, note (b). |
|
Hindley |
1837 |
1936 |
See Table 2, note (b). |
|
Ince in Makerfield |
1837 |
1936 |
See Table 2, note (b). |
|
Orrell |
1837 |
1936 |
See Table 2, note (b). |
|
Parbold |
1837 |
1936 |
See Table 2, note (b). |
|
Pemberton |
1837 |
1920 |
Abolished 1.4.1920 and added to the parish of Wigan. |
|
Shevington |
1837 |
1936 |
See Table 2, note (b). |
|
Standish with Langtree |
1837 |
1936 |
See Table 2, note (b). |
|
Upholland |
1837 |
1936 |
See Table 2, note (b). |
|
Wigan |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Wigan unparished area. |
|
Winstanley |
1837 |
1924 |
Abolished 1.4.1924 and added to the parish of Billinge & Winstanley. |
|
Worthington |
1837 |
1936 |
See Table 2, note (b). |
|
Wrightington |
1837 |
1936 |
See Table 2, note (b). |
Table 1B: List of Places in Wigan Registration District (1974–95)
All the areas in Wigan registration district became part of the county of Greater Manchester on 1.4.1974
Civil Parish |
County |
From |
To |
Comments |
Haigh |
1974 |
1995 |
See Table 2, notes (c) and (i). |
|
Shevington |
1974 |
1995 |
See Table 2, notes (c), (d) and (i). |
|
Wigan* |
1974 |
1995 |
That part of the unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Abram, Aspull, Hindley, Ince in Makerfield, Orrell, Standish with Langtree, Wigan and parts of the parishes of Ashton in Makerfield, Billinge & Winstanley and Golborne. See also Table 2, notes (c) to (i). |
|
Worthington |
1974 |
1995 |
See Table 2, notes (c) and (i). |
Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Wigan Registration District
Date of Change |
Note |
Description of Change |
Population transferred |
1.10.1935 |
(a) |
Lost the parish of Blackrod to Horwich registration district. |
3599 in 1931 |
1.7.1936 |
(b) |
Lost the parishes of Abram, Ashton in Makerfield, Aspull, Billinge & Winstanley, Dalton, Haigh, Hindley, Ince in Makerfield, Orrell, Parbold, Shevington, Standish with Langtree, Upholland, Worthington and Wrightington, to Ince registration district. |
108844 in 1931 |
1.4.1974 |
(c) |
Gained part of the Wigan unparished area (which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Abram, Ashton in Makerfield, Aspull, Billinge Higher End, Hindley, Ince in Makerfield, Orrell and Standish with Langtree) and the parishes of Haigh, Shevington and Worthington, from Ince registration district. |
n/a |
1.4.1982 |
(d) |
Lost part of the parish of Shevington (which was added to the parish of Wrightington on 1.4.1982) to West Lancashire registration district. |
45 in 1981 |
1.4.1994 |
(e) |
Lost parts of the Wigan unparished area (which became parts of the parishes of Billinge Chapel End and Rainford and parts of the St. Helens unparished area) to St. Helens registration district. |
n/a |
(f) |
Gained parts of the Wigan unparished area (which until 1.4.1994 formed parts of the parishes of Billinge Chapel End and Seneley Green and parts of the St. Helens unparished area) from St. Helens registration district. |
n/a |
|
(g) |
Lost part of the parish of Shevington and part of the Wigan unparished area (which became parts of the parish of Wrightington on 1.4.1994) to West Lancashire registration district. |
n/a |
|
(h) |
Gained part of the parish of Shevington and parts of the Wigan unparished area (of which until 1.4.1994 formed parts of the parish of Wrightington) from West Lancashire registration district. |
n/a |
|
1.8.1995 (abolished) |
(i) |
Lost the part in the Wigan unparished area and the parishes of Haigh, Shevington and Worthington, to Wigan & Leigh registration district. |
n/a |
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