Prestwich Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU)

Created: 1850  

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

Although Prestwich existed as a Poor Law Union before, until 1874 the whole Union was part of Manchester Registration District, so until then the relevant parishes were simultaneously part of both Manchester RegD and Prestwich PLU.

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
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'
Poor Law Union PLU     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BLACKLEY 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'.
BRADFORD Registration sub-District 01 Jul 1908   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'.
CHEETHAM 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'.
FAILSWORTH 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'.
NEWTON Registration sub-District 01 Oct 1874 01 Jul 1908 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
NEWTON HEATH Registration sub-District 01 Jul 1908   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'.
PRESTWICH 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'.
BESWICK CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1858 1896 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 146.
BLACKLEY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1850 1896 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 149.
BRADFORD CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1850 1896 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 152.
CHEETHAM CP/Tn/Ch Parish-level Unit 1850 1896 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 156.
CLAYTON CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1894 1896 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 157.
CRUMPSALL CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1850 1896 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 160.
FAILSWORTH Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1850 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 165.
GREAT HEATON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1850 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 172.
HARPURHEY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1850 1896 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 170.
LITTLE HEATON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1850 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 172.
MOSTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1850 1896 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 188.
NEWTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1850 1896 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 189.
NORTH MANCHESTER CP Parish-level Unit 1896 1916 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 185.
PRESTWICH CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1850 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 195.

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.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Oct 1874 was created through the abolition of MANCHESTER RegD Prestwich split from Manchester. The Union of Prestwich had existed from 13/4/1850   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jul 1895 was enlarged by gaining part of ASHTON UNDER LYNE RegD/PLU Clayton   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jul 1895 was reduced to enlarge OLDHAM RegD/PLU Great Heaton (part of)   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

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

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, Prestwich Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10005528

Date accessed: 08th April 2026