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

Created: 1862  

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

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
BRAMLEY 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'.
GILDERSOME 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'.
WORTLEY Registration sub-District 06 Aug 1869   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'.
ARMLEY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 06 Aug 1869 1904 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 507.
ARMLEY AND BRAMLEY CP Parish-level Unit 1904 1925 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 507.
BRAMLEY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 05 Feb 1863 1904 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 519.
FARNLEY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 06 Aug 1869 1904 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 542.
GILDERSOME CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 05 Feb 1863   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 548.
WORTLEY Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 06 Aug 1869 1904 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 629.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
WEST RIDING Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 775.
WEST RIDING Administrative County     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
05 Feb 1863 was created from part of KIRKSTALL RegD Townships of Gildersome and Bramley transferred to create the new SDs of Gildersome and Bramley in the new RD of Bramley   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
06 Aug 1869 was enlarged by gaining part of KIRKSTALL RegD The sub-district of Wortley with the exception of Beeston and Churwell was transferred to the sub-district of Wortley in the district of Bramley as part of the dissolution of Kirkstall   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10030183

Date accessed: 08th April 2026