Barton upon Irwell Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU)

Created: 1849  

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
BARTON 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'.
STRETFORD 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'.
WORSLEY 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'.
BARTON MOSS CP Parish-level Unit 1894   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 146.
BARTON UPON IRWELL CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1849 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 146.
CLIFTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1849 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 158.
DAVYHULME CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 161.
ECCLES CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 163.
FLIXTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1849 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 167.
IRLAM CP Parish-level Unit 1894   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 176.
STRETFORD CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1849 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 203.
SWINTON CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1934 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 203.
UNNAMED CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1921 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'.
URMSTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1849 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 207.
WORSLEY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1849 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 214.

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. 681.
LANCASHIRE 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
01 Oct 1920 was enlarged by gaining part of BUCKLOW RegD/PLU Area: 130 acres.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Oct 1920 was enlarged by gaining part of BUCKLOW RegD/PLU Area: 130 acres.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Oct 1920 was reduced to enlarge BUCKLOW RegD/PLU Area: 50 acres.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Oct 1920 was reduced to enlarge BUCKLOW RegD/PLU Area: 50 acres.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10075592

Date accessed: 08th April 2026