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

Created: 1862   Abolished: 1925

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.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Registration District RegD 16 Oct 1862   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 1904 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 1904   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
HOLBECK Registration sub-District 16 Oct 1862   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'.
BEESTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 06 Aug 1869 1904 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 512.
CHURWELL CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 06 Aug 1869 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 527.
HOLBECK CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1862 1925 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 559.

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. 776.
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
01 Dec 1862 was enlarged by gaining part of KIRKSTALL RegD Beeston and Churwell   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
16 Oct 1862 was created from part of HUNSLET RegD/PLPar/PLU Township of Holbeck made into Holbeck SD and transferred to create Holbeck RD   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
06 Aug 1869 was enlarged by gaining part of KIRKSTALL RegD Beeston and Churwell re-annexed to the sub-district of Holbeck as part of the dissolution of Kirkstall   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Feb 1897 was reduced to enlarge HUNSLET RegD/PLPar/PLU Holbeck (part of)   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Feb 1897 was enlarged by gaining part of HUNSLET RegD/PLPar/PLU Hunslet (part of)   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10111810

Date accessed: 08th April 2026