Blackburn Registration District

BLACKBURN REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Lancashire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1998 (to become part of Blackburn with Darwen and Preston & South Ribble registration districts).
Sub-districts : Billington, Blackburn, Blackburn East, Blackburn Northern, Blackburn Southern, Blackburn South Eastern, Blackburn South Western, Blackburn West, Blackburn Western, Darwen, Darwen & Turton, Harwood, Mellor, Oswaldtwistle, Witton.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837-51), 8e (1852-1946), 10B (1946-74), 40 (1974-92).
Registers currently held at : Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire.

Table 1: List of Places in Blackburn Registration District

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Balderstone	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (f).
Balderstone	Lancashire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (f).
Billington	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (a).
Blackburn	Lancashire	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area.
Blackburn	Lancashire	1974	1998	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and county borough of Blackburn. See also Table 2, note (e).
Church	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (a).
Clayton-le-Dale	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (f).
Clayton-le-Dale	Lancashire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (f).
Clayton-le-Moors	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (a).
Darwen	Lancashire	1894	1936	Created 1894 from the parts of the parishes of Over Darwen, Lower Darwen, and Eccleshill, in Darwen Municipal Borough. See also Table 2, note (a).
Darwen	Lancashire	1974	1998	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and municipal borough of Darwen. See also Table 2, note (e).
Dinckley	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (a).
Eccleshill	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (e).
Eccleshill	Lancashire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (e).
Great Harwood	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (a).
Little Harwood	Lancashire	1837	1893	Abolished 25.3.1893 to become part of the parish of Blackburn.
Livesey	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (e).
Livesey	Lancashire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (e).
Lower Darwen	Lancashire	1837	1893	Abolished 25.3.1893 to become parts of the parishes of Blackburn and Darwen.
Mellor	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (f).
Mellor	Lancashire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (f).
North Turton	Lancashire	1975	1998	Created 6.5.1975 by renaming the parish of Turton North. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (e).
Osbaldeston	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (f).
Osbaldeston	Lancashire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (f).
Oswaldtwistle	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (a).
Over Darwen	Lancashire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become part of the parish of Darwen.
Pleasington	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (e).
Pleasington	Lancashire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (e).
Ramsgreave	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (f).
Ramsgreave	Lancashire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (f).
Rishton	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (a).
Salesbury	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (f).
Salesbury	Lancashire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (f).
Tockholes	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (e).
Tockholes	Lancashire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (e).
Turton North	Lancashire	1974	1975	Created 1.4.1974 out of the parish of Turton. Renamed 6.5.1975 to become the parish of North Turton. See also Table 2, note (c).
Wilpshire	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (f).
Wilpshire	Lancashire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (f).
Witton	Lancashire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Blackburn.
Yate & Pickup Bank	Lancashire	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (e).
Yate & Pickup Bank	Lancashire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (e).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Blackburn Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.1.1937	(a)	Lost the parishes of Balderstone, Billington, Church, Clayton-le-Dale, Clayton-le-Moors, Darwen, Dinckley, Dutton, Eccleshill, Great Harwood, Livesey, Mellor, Osbaldeston, Oswaldtwistle, Pleasington, Ramsgreave, Rishton, Salesbury, Tockholes, Wilpshire, and Yate & Pickup Bank, to Darwen registration district.	94884 in 1931
1.4.1974	(b)	Gained the parishes of Balderstone, Clayton-le-Dale, Eccleshill, Livesey, Mellor, Osbaldeston, Pleasington, Ramsgreave, Salesbury, Tockholes, Wilpshire, and Yate & Pickup Bank, and the unparished area of Darwen, from Darwen registration district.	43484 in 1971
1.4.1974	(c)	Gained the parish of Turton North (which until 1.4.1974 formed part of the parish of Turton) from Farnworth registration district.	2987 in 1971
1.4.1993	(d)	Lost part of the parish of North Turton (which became part of the unparished area of Tottington on 1.4.1994) to Blackburn registration district.	60 in 1993
1.4.1998 (abolished)	(e)	Lost the parishes of Eccleshill, Livesey, Pleasington, Tockholes, North Turton, and Yate & Pickup Bank, and the unparished areas of Blackburn and Darwen, to Blackburn with Darwen registration district.
1.4.1998 (abolished)	(f)	Lost the parishes of Balderstone, Clayton-le-Dale, Mellor, Osbaldeston, Ramsgreave, Salesbury, and Wilpshire, to Preston & South Ribble registration district.

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