Registration Districts in Westmorland

REGISTRATION DISTRICTS IN WESTMORLAND

The list below shows the civil registration districts in Westmorland from 1837 to 1974. The same districts were used to compile the census returns for the years 1851 to 1921.

For the purposes of these pages, "Westmorland" refers to:

the ancient county of Westmorland (1837–89)
the administrative county of Westmorland (1889–1974).

The county of Westmorland was abolished on 1.4.1974 and added to the county of Cumbria.

Click on a district name 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
East Ward	Westmorland	1837	1937	Abolished 1.10.1937 and divided between Westmorland North and Westmorland South registration districts.
Kendal	Westmorland	1837	1937	Abolished 1.10.1937 and divided between Westmorland South and Westmorland North registration districts.
West Ward	Westmorland	1837	1937	Abolished 1.10.1937 and divided between Westmorland North and Westmorland South registration districts.
Westmorland North	Westmorland	1937	1974	Created 1.10.1937 out of East Ward, West Ward and Kendal registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Appleby and Penrith registration districts.
Westmorland South	Westmorland	1937	1974	Created 1.10.1937 out of Kendal West Ward and East Ward registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Kendal and Penrith registration districts.

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