Wolstanton and Burslem Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU)

Created: 1838   Abolished: 1922

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 following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
WOLSTANTON AND BURSLEM Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 743.
WOLSTANTON Alternate English     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'.

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
BURSLEM 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'.
TUNSTALL 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'.
WOLSTANTON 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'.
BURSLEM CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1838 1922 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 406.
CHELL CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1922 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 408.
CHESTERTON CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1922 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 408.
GOLDENHILL CP/PA Parish-level Unit 1894 1922 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 412.
KIDSGROVE CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1922 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 414.
MILTON CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1922 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 417.
NEWCHAPEL CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1922 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 418.
SILVERDALE CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1922 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 422.
TUNSTALL CP/PA Parish-level Unit   1922 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 426.
WOLSTANTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1838 1922 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 429.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
STAFFORDSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 743.
STAFFORDSHIRE 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
1922 was abolished to create STOKE AND WOLSTANTON PLU   Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
01 Apr 1896 was enlarged by gaining part of LEEK RegD/PLU Part of Norton on the Moors lost to Wolstanton   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Dec 1905 was reduced to enlarge STOKE ON TRENT RegD/PLU Milton (part of)   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10055714

Date accessed: 08th April 2026