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

Created: 1844  

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 1869 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Poor Law Parish PLPar   1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Poor Law Parish PLPar 1912   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
KIRKSTALL 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'.
NORTH EAST LEEDS Registration sub-District 21 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'.
NORTH LEEDS 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'.
SOUTH EAST LEEDS 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'.
WEST LEEDS 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'.
CHAPEL ALLERTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 06 Aug 1869 1904 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 504.
HEADINGLEY CUM BURLEY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 06 Aug 1869 1904 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 555.
HOLBECK CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1844 1862 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 559.
LEEDS AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1869 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 574.
POTTER NEWTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 06 Aug 1869 1904 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 594.
ROUNDHAY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 06 Aug 1869 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 598.
SEACROFT CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 06 Aug 1869 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 603.

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. 777.
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
06 Aug 1869 was enlarged by the abolition of KIRKSTALL RegD Leeds gained the SDs of Kirkstall and Chapeltown (parishes: Bramley, Headingly with Burley, Horsforth, Potter Newton, Chapel Allerton, Shadwell, and Roundhay), and the township of Seacroft as Kirkstall was dissolved   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Feb 1913 was enlarged by gaining part of TADCASTER RegD/PLU Area: 228 acres. Population in 1921: 2207.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Feb 1913 was enlarged by gaining part of WETHERBY RegD/PLU Area: 1164 acres. Population in 1921: 1234.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order

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

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10055751

Date accessed: 08th April 2026