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

Created: 1837   Abolished: 1930

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.
Birthplace & Religion

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Registration District RegD     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
BREDBURY Registration sub-District 01 Jun 1905   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'.
CHEADLE 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'.
HAZEL GROVE 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'.
HEATON NORRIS 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'.
HYDE 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'.
MARPLE Registration sub-District   01 Mar 1907 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
STOCKPORT FIRST 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'.
STOCKPORT SECOND 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'.
STOCKPORT THIRD Registration sub-District 01 Jan 1903   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'.
BOSDEN Hmlt/CP Parish-level Unit   1900 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 10.
BRAMHALL CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1900 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 10.
BREDBURY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 10.
BRINNINGTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 11.
CHEADLE CP Parish-level Unit 1879 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 13.
CHEADLE BULKELEY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1879 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 13.
CHEADLE MOSELEY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1879 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 13.
COMPSTALL Tn/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 40.
HANDFORTH Hmlt/CP/Tn Parish-level Unit   1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 20.
HAZEL GROVE AND BRAMHALL CP Parish-level Unit 1900   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 21.
HEATON NORRIS CP/Tn/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 172.
HYDE Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 22.
MARPLE CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 26.
NORBURY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1866 1900 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 29.
OFFERTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1900 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 29.
REDDISH CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 196.
ROMILEY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1866 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 32.
STOCKPORT AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 35.
STOCKPORT ETCHELLS CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 18.
TORKINGTON Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1866 1900 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 38.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CHESHIRE Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 642.
CHESHIRE 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
09 Nov 1913 was reduced to enlarge CHORLTON RegD/PLU Area: 45 acres. Population in 1921: 57.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
09 Nov 1913 was reduced to enlarge CHORLTON RegD/PLU Area: 45 acres. Population in 1921: 57.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar-General's Order

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10154753

Date accessed: 09th April 2026