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BURNLEY REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Table 1: List of Places in Burnley Registration District

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Altham

Lancashire

1837

1936

See Table 2, note (c).

Barley with Wheatley Booth

Lancashire

1837

1936

See Table 2, note (c).

Barrowford

Lancashire

1894

1936

Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Barrowford Booth in Barrowford Booth Urban District. See also Table 2, note (c).

Barrowford Booth

Lancashire

1837

1894

Abolished 1894 and divided between the parishes of Barrowford and Blacko.

Blacko

Lancashire

1894

1936

Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Barrowford Booth. See also Table 2, note (c).

Briercliffe

Lancashire

1894

1936

Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Briercliffe with Entwistle. See also Table 2, note (c).

Briercliffe with Extwistle

Lancashire

1837

1894

Abolished 1894 and divided between the parishes of Briercliffe and Burnley.

Brierfield

Lancashire

1894

1936

Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Great & Little Marsden in Brierfield Urban District. See also Table 2, note (c).

Brunshaw

Lancashire

1894

1911

Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Burnley. Abolished 9.11.1911 and divided between the parishes of Cliviger and Burnley.

Burnley

Lancashire

1837

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, note (d).

Cliviger

Lancashire

1837

1889

In 1889 the part of the parish of Cliviger in Todmorden Urban District became part of Yorkshire West Riding, in 1894 this area became the separate parish of Cornholme, so that thereafter Cliviger was again wholly in Lancashire. See also Table 2, note (c).

Lancashire and Yorkshire West Riding

1889

1894

Lancashire

1894

1936

Colne

Lancashire

1837

1936

See Table 2, note (c).

Cornholme

Yorkshire West Riding

1894

1895

Created 1894 out of the part of the parish of Cliviger in Todmorden Urban District. See also Table 2, note (a).

Dunnockshaw

Lancashire

1837

1936

See Table 2, note (c).

Foulridge

Lancashire

1837

1936

See Table 2, note (c).

Goldshaw Booth

Lancashire

1837

1936

See Table 2, note (c).

Great & Little Marsden

Lancashire

1837

1894

Abolished 1894 and divided between the parishes of Nelson, Brierfield and Colne.

Habergham Eaves

Lancashire

1837

1936

See Table 2, note (c).

Hapton

Lancashire

1837

1936

See Table 2, note (c).

Heyhouses

Lancashire

1837

1904

Abolished 1.4.1904 and added to the parish of Sabden.

Higham with West Close Booth

Lancashire

1837

1936

See Table 2, note (c).

Huncoat

Lancashire

1837

1929

Abolished 1.4.1929 and added to the parish of Accrington.

Ightenhill

Lancashire

1894

1936

Created 1894 from the rural parts of the parishes of Ightenhill Park and Habergham Eaves. See also Table 2, note (c).

Ightenhill Park

Lancashire

1837

1894

Abolished 1894 and divided between the parishes of Burnley and Ightenhill.

Nelson

Lancashire

1894

1936

Created 1894 from the parts of the parishes of Great & Little Marsden and Barrowford Booth in Nelson Municipal Borough. See also Table 2, note (c).

Northtown

Lancashire

1894

1936

Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Padiham. See also Table 2, note (c).

Old Laund Booth

Lancashire

1837

1936

See Table 2, note (c).

Padiham

Lancashire

1837

1936

See Table 2, note (c).

Read

Lancashire

1837

1936

See Table 2, note (c).

Reedley Hallows

Lancashire

1894

1936

Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Reedley Hallows Filey Close & New Launds Booth. See also Table 2, note (c).

Reedley Hallows, Filey Close & New Launds Booth

Lancashire

1837

1894

Abolished 1894 and divided between the parishes of Reedley Hallows and Burnley.

Roughlee Booth

Lancashire

1837

1936

See Table 2, note (c).

Sabden

Lancashire

1904

1936

Created 1.4.1904 out of the parishes of Pendleton, Read, Wiswell, Heyhouses, Goldshaw Booth, Higham with West Close Booth and North Town. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (c).

Simonstone

Lancashire

1837

1936

See Table 2, note (c).

Trawden

Lancashire

1837

1936

See Table 2, note (c).

Wheatley Carr Booth

Lancashire

1837

1935

Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Old Laund Booth.

Worsthorne with Hurstwood

Lancashire

1837

1936

See Table 2, note (c).


Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Burnley Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

1.6.1895

(a)

Lost the parish of Cornholme to Todmorden registration district.

385 in 1891

1.7.1904

(b)

Gained part of the parish of Sabden (which until 1.4.1901 formed parts of the parishes of Pendleton and Wiswell) from Clitheroe registration district.

888 in 1901

1.4.1936

(c)

Lost the parishes of Altham, Barley with Wheatley Booth, Barrowford, Blacko, Briercliffe, Brierfield, Cliviger, Colne, Dunnockshaw, Foulridge, Goldshaw Booth, Habergham Eaves, Hapton, Higham with West Close Booth, Ightenhill, Nelson, Northtown, Old Laund Booth, Padiham, Read, Reedley Hallows, Roughlee Booth, Sabden, Simonstone, Trawden and Worsthorne with Hurstwood, to Nelson registration district.

106793 in 1931

1.4.1974

(d)

Lost the parish of Burnley to Burnley & Pendle registration district.

75886 in 1971



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