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

Created: 1837  

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 1892   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   1898 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Poor Law Parish PLPar 1898   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
BOWLING 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'.
BRADFORD CENTRAL 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'.
HORTON 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'.
MANNINGHAM 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'.
ALLERTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 1848 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 504.
BOLTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 1848 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 516.
BOWLING CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 1898 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 517.
BRADFORD AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 518.
CALVERLEY WITH FARSLEY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 1848 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 525.
CLAYTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 1848 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 528.
CLECKHEATON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1837 1848 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 528.
DRIGHLINGTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1837 1848 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 536.
HEATON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 1848 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 556.
HORTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1837 1898 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 561.
HUNSWORTH CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 1848 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 564.
IDLE Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1848 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 565.
MANNINGHAM CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 1898 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 579.
NORTH BIERLEY Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1848 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 514.
PUDSEY Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1848 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 594.
SHIPLEY Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1848 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 606.
THORNBURY CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1898 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 617.
THORNTON Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1848 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 617.
TONG CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1837 1848 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 620.
TYERSALL CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1898 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 621.
WILSDEN CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 1848 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 627.
WYKE Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1848 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
WEST RIDING Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 775.
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 1892 was created through the abolition of BRADFORD RegD   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Oct 1898 was enlarged by gaining part of NORTH BIERLEY RegD/PLU Allerton, Thornbury formerly Calverley with Farsley, Heaton, Tyersall formerly Pudsey (part of)   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10139715

Date accessed: 08th April 2026