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The list below shows the civil registration districts in Cumberland between 1837 and 1974. The same districts were used to compile the census returns for the years 1851 to 1911.
For the purposes of these pages, "Cumberland" refers to:
The county of Cumberland was abolished on 1.4.1974 to become part of the county of Cumbria.
Click on a district name in the table below 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 |
Alston |
Cumberland |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Penrith registration district. |
Bootle |
Cumberland |
1837 |
1939 |
Abolished 1.4.1939 to become part of Millom and Whitehaven registration districts. |
Border |
Cumberland |
1937 |
1974 |
Created 1.10.1937 out of Carlisle and Brampton registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Carlisle registration district. |
Brampton |
Cumberland |
1837 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.10.1937 to become part of Border registration district. |
Carlisle |
Cumberland |
1837 |
1974 |
|
Cockermouth |
Cumberland |
1837 |
1974 |
|
Longtown |
Cumberland |
1837 |
1939 |
Abolished 1.4.1939 to become part of Border registration district. |
Millom |
Cumberland |
1939 |
1974 |
Created 1.4.1939 out of Bootle and Whitehaven registration districts). |
Penrith |
Cumberland |
1837 |
1974 |
|
Whitehaven |
Cumberland |
1837 |
1974 |
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Wigton |
Cumberland |
1837 |
1974 |
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