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Table 1A: List of Places in Huddersfield Registration District (1837-1974)
Civil Parish |
County |
From |
To |
Comments |
Almondbury |
1837 |
1924 |
Abolished 1.4.1924 to become part of the parish of Huddersfield. |
|
Austonley |
1837 |
1921 |
Abolished 1.4.1921 to become part of the parish of Holmfirth. |
|
Cartworth |
1837 |
1921 |
Abolished 1.4.1921 to become part of the parish of Holmfirth. |
|
Colne Valley |
1937 |
1939 |
Created 1.4.1937 out of the parishes of Golcar, Marston, Linthwaite, Slaithwaite, and Scammonden. See also Table 2, note (f). |
|
Cumberworth |
1843 |
1939 |
See Table 2, notes (a), (b), (c) and (f). |
|
Cumberworth Half |
1837 |
1876 |
Abolished 29.9.1876 and divided between Skelmanthorpe and Cumberworth |
|
Dalton |
1837 |
1924 |
Abolished 1.4.1924 to become part of the parish of Huddersfield. |
|
Dunford |
1938 |
1939 |
Created 1.4.1938 out of the parishes of Thurlstone, Hepworth, Scholes, Fulstone, and Holme. |
|
Farnley Tyas |
1837 |
1925 |
Abolished 1.4.1925 to become part of the parish of Thurstonland & Farnley Tyas. |
|
Fulstone |
1837 |
1938 |
Abolished 1.4.1938 to become parts of the parishes of Holmfirth and Dunford. |
|
Golcar |
1837 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Huddersfield. |
|
Hepworth |
1837 |
1938 |
Abolished 1.4.1938 to become parts of the parishes of Holmfirth and Dunford. |
|
Holme |
1837 |
1938 |
Abolished 1.4.1938 to become parts of the parishes of Holmfirth and Dunford. |
|
Holmfirth |
1921 |
1939 |
Created 1.4.1921 from the parishes of Wooldale, Upperthong, Cartworth, Netherthong, and Austonley. See also Table 2, note (f). |
|
Honley |
1837 |
1938 |
Abolished 1.4.1938 to become part of the parish of Holmfirth. |
|
Huddersfield |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of the Kirklees unparished area. See also Table 2, note (e). |
|
Kirkburton |
1837 |
1939 |
See Table 2, note (f). |
|
Kirkheaton |
1837 |
1938 |
Abolished 1.4.1938 to become parts of the parishes of Kirkburton and Huddersfield. |
|
Lepton |
1837 |
1938 |
Abolished 1.4.1938 to become parts of the parishes of Kirkburton and Huddersfield. |
|
Lindley cum Quarmby |
1837 |
1924 |
Abolished 1.4.1924 to become part of the parish of Huddersfield. |
|
Lingards |
1837 |
1896 |
Abolished 30.9.1896 to become part of the parish of Slaithwaite. |
|
Linthwaite |
1837 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 to become parts of the parishes of Colne Valley and Huddersfield. |
|
Lockwood |
1837 |
1924 |
Abolished 1.4.1924 to become part of the parish of Huddersfield. |
|
Longwood |
1837 |
1924 |
Abolished 1.4.1924 to become part of the parish of Huddersfield. See also Table 2, note (d). |
|
Marsden |
1898 |
1937 |
Created 26.3.1898 from the parishes of Marsden in Almondbury and Marsden in Huddersfield. Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Colne Valley. |
|
Marsden in Almondbury |
1837 |
1898 |
Abolished 26.3.1898 to become part of the parish of Marsden. |
|
Marsden in Huddersfield |
1837 |
1898 |
Abolished 26.3.1898 to become part of the parish of Marsden. |
|
Meltham |
1837 |
1939 |
See Table 2, note (f). |
|
Netherthong |
1837 |
1921 |
Abolished 1.4.1921 to become part of the parish of Holmfirth. |
|
Scammonden |
1837 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Colne Valley. |
|
Scholes |
1894 |
1938 |
Created 1894 from the parishes of Wooldale, Fulstone, and Hepworth. Abolished 1.4.1938 to become parts of the parishes of Holmfirth and Dunford. |
|
Shelley |
1837 |
1938 |
Abolished 1.4.1938 to become part of the parish of Kirkburton. |
|
Shepley |
1837 |
1938 |
Abolished 1.4.1938 to become part of the parish of Kirkburton. |
|
Skelmanthorpe |
1876 |
1939 |
Created 29.9.1876 from parts of the parishes of Cumberworth and Cumberworth Half. See also Table 2, note (f). |
|
Slaithwaite |
1837 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Colne Valley. |
|
South Crosland |
1837 |
1938 |
Abolished 1.4.1938 to become parts of the parishes of Huddersfield, Meltham, and Holmfirth. |
|
South Holme |
1894 |
1895 |
Created 1894 out of the parish of Holme. Abolished 1.10.1895 to become part of the parish of Holme. |
|
Thurstonland |
1837 |
1925 |
Abolished 1.4.1925 to become part of the parish of Thurstonland & Farnley Tyas. |
|
Thurstonland & Farnley Tyas |
1925 |
1938 |
Created 1.4.1925 from the separate parishes of Thurstonland and Farnley Tayas. Abolished 1.4.1938 to become parts of the parishes of Kirkburton and Holmfirth. |
|
Upperthong |
1837 |
1921 |
Abolished 1.4.1921 to become part of the parish of Holmfirth. |
|
Whitley Upper |
1837 |
1938 |
Abolished 1.4.1938 to become part of the parish of Kirkburton. |
|
Wooldale |
1837 |
1921 |
Abolished 1.4.1921 to become part of 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 |
County |
From |
To |
Comments |
Denby Dale |
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 |
1974 |
1976 |
Renamed 1.4.1976 to become the parish of Holme Valley. See also Table 2, note (g). |
|
Holme Valley |
1976 |
2012 |
Created 1.4.1976 by renaming the parish of Holmfirth. See also Table 2, notes (g) and (j). |
|
Kirkburton |
1974 |
2012 |
See Table 2, notes (g) and (j). |
|
Kirklees* |
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 |
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 |
25.3.1885 |
(b) |
Lost a detached part of the parish of Cumberworth, including Denby Dale (which became part of the parish of Denby on 25.3.1885) to Wortley registration district. |
98 in 1891 |
(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. |
|
(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. |
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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. |
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