Kings Norton Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU)

Created: 1836   Abolished: 1912

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.
Birthplace & Religion

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Registration District RegD     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
BALSALL HEATH Registration sub-District 01 Jan 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'.
EDGBASTON Registration sub-District     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'.
KINGS NORTON Registration sub-District     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'.
SMETHWICK Registration sub-District     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'.
BALSALL HEATH CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1911 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 437.
BEOLEY AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1836 1911 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 473.
EDGBASTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1836 1911 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 444.
HARBORNE CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 413.
KINGS NORTON Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1836 1911 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 482.
NORTHFIELD CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1836 1911 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 485.
QUINTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 01 Dec 1904 1912 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'.
SMETHWICK CP Parish-level Unit 1894   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 422.
UNNAMED CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 490.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
WORCESTERSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 761.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
09 Nov 1897 was reduced to enlarge WEST BROMWICH RegD/PLU Part of Smethwick lost to West Bromwich   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 May 1904 was reduced to enlarge BROMSGROVE RegD/PLU Parish of Beoley (part of)   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Dec 1909 was enlarged by gaining part of STOURBRIDGE RegD/PLU Parish of Quinton   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Oct 1912 was reduced to enlarge ASTON RegD/PLU Population in 1921: 63.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Oct 1912 was reduced to enlarge ASTON RegD/PLU Population in 1921: 63.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Oct 1912 was reduced to enlarge BIRMINGHAM RegD/Inc/PLU Population in 1921: 2188.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Oct 1912 was reduced to enlarge BIRMINGHAM RegD/Inc/PLU Population in 1921: 2188.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Oct 1912 was reduced to enlarge BROMSGROVE RegD/PLU Area: 8971 acres. Population in 1921: 2239.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Oct 1912 was reduced to enlarge STOURBRIDGE RegD/PLU Area: 209 acres. Population in 1921: 18.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order

Boundary Map of Kings Norton 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, Kings Norton Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10029843

Date accessed: 08th April 2026