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

Created: 1836  

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   1896 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Poor Law Parish PLPar 1896   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
EAST LEICESTER Registration sub-District   01 Apr 1896 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
NORTH EAST LEICESTER Registration sub-District 01 Apr 1896   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'.
NORTH WEST LEICESTER Registration sub-District 01 Apr 1896   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'.
SOUTH LEICESTER Registration sub-District 01 Apr 1896   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'.
WEST LEICESTER Registration sub-District   01 Apr 1896 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
AYLESTONE Tn/CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1892   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 220.
BELGRAVE CP/AP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1892 1896 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 221.
KNIGHTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1892 1896 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 229.
LEICESTER CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230.
LEICESTER ABBEY CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1892 1896 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230.
LEICESTER ALL SAINTS AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230.
LEICESTER AUGUSTINE FRIARS CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1861 1896 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230.
LEICESTER BLACKFRIARS CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1861 1896 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230.
LEICESTER NEW FOUND POOL CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1892 1896 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230.
LEICESTER ST LEONARD CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 231.
LEICESTER ST MARGARET CP/AP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 231.
LEICESTER ST MARTIN CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 231.
LEICESTER ST MARY AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 231.
LEICESTER ST NICHOLAS AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 231.
LEICESTER THE CASTLE VIEW CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1861 1896 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230.
LEICESTER THE NEWARKE CP/ParLib Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230.
NORTH EVINGTON CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 225.
WEST HUMBERSTONE CP Parish-level Unit 1892 1896 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 228.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
LEICESTERSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 693.
LEICESTERSHIRE 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
30 Jan 1862 was reduced to enlarge BLABY RegD/PLU The sub-district of Leicester, West lost the parishes of Freaks Ground, New Found Pool and New Parks to Enderby   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jan 1892 was enlarged by gaining part of BARROW UPON SOAR RegD/PLU Part of the parish of Belgrave was lost the sub-district of East Leicester and Rothley lost the parish of Leicester Abbey to West Leicester   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jan 1892 was enlarged by gaining part of BILLESDON RegD/PLU Billesden sub-district lost the parishes of Evington and Humberston to the sub-district of East Leicester   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jan 1892 was enlarged by gaining part of BLABY RegD/PLU Enderby lost part of the parish of Braunstone and the parishes of Freake's Ground and Newfound Pool to West Leicester sub-district and Wigston lost the parishes of Knighton and Aylestone to the sub-district of West Leicester   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jun 1895 was enlarged by gaining part of BARROW UPON SOAR RegD/PLU Belgrave and part of Leicester Abbey lost to Leicester   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10154935

Date accessed: 08th April 2026