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

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

Notes

This area formed Hayfield Poor Law Union, and also became the area of Hayfield Registration District after the Glossop area became a separate Registration District in 1898.

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Poor Law Union PLU     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Registration District RegD 01 Apr 1898   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1898

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
HAYFIELD Registration sub-District 01 Apr 1898   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
DISLEY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 17.
HAYFIELD CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 77.
MELLOR CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 80.
NEW MILLS CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 67.
NEWTOWN CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1934 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 81.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was preceded by HAYFIELD RegD Poor Law Union/Reg. District Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
DERBYSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 656.
DERBYSHIRE Administrative County     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

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

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10111791

Date accessed: 08th April 2026