Manchester Poor Law Union/Registration District (PLU/PLPar/RegD)

Created: 1841  

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Life & Death

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

Notes

This area, based on the Township of Manchester and excluding Prestwich, was a poor law union from 1850, but a Registration District only from 1874.

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Poor Law Union PLU   1850 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Poor Law Parish PLPar 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Registration District RegD 01 Oct 1874   1911 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 5 , 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ANCOATS Registration sub-District 01 Oct 1874   1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
CENTRAL Registration sub-District 01 Dec 1881   1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
DEANSGATE Registration sub-District 01 Oct 1874 01 Dec 1881 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
LONDON ROAD Registration sub-District 01 Oct 1874 01 Nov 1880 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
MARKET STREET Registration sub-District 01 Oct 1874 01 Dec 1881 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
ST GEORGE Registration sub-District 01 Oct 1874   1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
BLACKLEY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1840 1850 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 149.
BRADFORD CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1840 1850 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 152.
CHEETHAM CP/Tn/Ch Parish-level Unit 1840 1850 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 156.
CRUMPSALL CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1840 1850 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 160.
FAILSWORTH Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1840 1850 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 165.
GREAT HEATON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1840 1850 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 172.
LITTLE HEATON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1840 1850 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 172.
MANCHESTER AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1840 1850 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 183.
MANCHESTER AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1850 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 183.
MOSTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1840 1850 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 188.
NEWTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1840 1850 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 189.
PRESTWICH CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1840 1850 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 195.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was preceded by MANCHESTER RegD Poor Law Union/Reg. District Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
LANCASHIRE Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 682.
LANCASHIRE Administrative County     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary Map of Manchester Poor Law Union/Registration District (PLU/PLPar/RegD)

If the boundaries of the Poor Law Union/Reg. District changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Manchester Poor Law Union/Registration District (PLU/PLPar/RegD) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10005462

Date accessed: 08th April 2026