Penistone 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.
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

Penistone was always a separate Poor Law Union from Wortley, but became a separate Registration District only in January 1911.

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Registration District RegD 01 Jan 1911   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
CAWTHORNE Registration sub-District 01 Jan 1911   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'.
HIGH HOYLAND Registration sub-District 01 Jan 1911   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'.
PENISTONE Registration sub-District 01 Jan 1911   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'.
CAWTHORNE Ch/AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1849 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 527.
CLAYTON WEST CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1849   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 528.
DENBY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1849 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 534.
GUNTHWAITE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1849 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 551.
HIGH HOYLAND CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1849 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 562.
HOYLAND SWAINE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1849 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 562.
HUNSHELF Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1849 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 564.
INGBIRCHWORTH CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1849 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 565.
KEXBOROUGH CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1849 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 566.
LANGSETT CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1849 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 572.
OXSPRING Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1849 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 592.
PENISTONE AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1849 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 592.
SILKSTONE CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 606.
THURGOLAND CP/Tg Parish-level Unit 1849 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 619.
THURLSTONE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1849 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 619.

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. 778.
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 Jan 1911 was created through the abolition of WORTLEY RegD   1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Changes in the boundaries of Registration Districts during the intercensal period 1901-1911'.

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10139200

Date accessed: 08th April 2026