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

Created: 22 Feb 1837   Abolished: 1930

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
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 01 Jan 1896   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 22 Feb 1837   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
STOCKTON Registration sub-District 01 Jan 1896   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'.
AISLABY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 90.
BILLINGHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1968 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 93.
BRIERTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 1859 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 94.
CARLTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 95.
CASTLE LEAVINGTON Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Oct 1875 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 573.
CLAXTON Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1859 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 96.
COWPEN BEWLEY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1937 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 92.
DALTON PIERCY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 1859 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.
EAST HARTBURN CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1913 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 103.
EGGLESCLIFFE CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 99.
ELTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 100.
ELWICK Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1859 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 100.
ELWICK HALL CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1837 1859 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 100.
GREATHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1837 1859 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 102.
GRINDON CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 102.
HIGH WORSALL Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1875 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 629.
KIRK LEAVINGTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Oct 1875 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 573.
LINTHORPE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 1875 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 576.
LONG NEWTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
LOW WORSALL Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Oct 1875 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 629.
MALTBY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 1875 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 578.
MIDDLESBROUGH CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1875 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 582.
NEWSHAM CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
NEWTON BEWLEY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 93.
NORTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1968 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 111.
PICTON Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Oct 1875 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 593.
PRESTON ON TEES CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 112.
REDMARSHALL CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 112.
STAINTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1875 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 611.
STOCKTON ON TEES AP/CP/Ch Parish-level Unit   1968 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 115.
THORNABY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1837 1875 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 616.
WEST ACKLAM AP/CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1837 1875 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 502.
WHITTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 118.
WOLVISTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1866 1937 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 120.
YARM Ch/AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Oct 1875 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 630.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
COUNTY DURHAM Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 664.
COUNTY DURHAM 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
25 Mar 1859 was reduced to create HARTLEPOOL RegD/PLU Hartelpool split from Stockton   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jan 1896 was reduced to create SEDGEFIELD RegD/PLU Sedgefield Union was split from the RD of Stockton to become the new RD of Sedgefield   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10111602

Date accessed: 08th April 2026