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

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 following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
KNARESBOROUGH Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 777.
GREAT OUSEBURN KNARESBOROUGH AND WETHERBY Alternate English     Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

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 1854   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
BOROUGHBRIDGE Registration sub-District   0-8-1854 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
HARROGATE 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'.
KNARESBOROUGH 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'.
WETHERBY Registration sub-District   28 May 1861 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
WHIXLEY Registration sub-District   0-8-1854 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
BILTON CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 514.
BILTON WITH HARROGATE CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1854 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 514.
BREARTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1854 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 520.
BURTON LEONARD AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1854 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 524.
FARNHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1854 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 542.
FELLISCLIFFE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1854 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 543.
FERRENSBY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1854 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 543.
FLAXBY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1854 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 544.
FOLLIFOOT CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 545.
GOLDSBOROUGH AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1854 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 549.
HAMPSTHWAITE CP/Ch/AP Parish-level Unit 1854 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 553.
HARROGATE CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 514.
HAVERAH PARK ExP/CP Parish-level Unit 1854 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 555.
KILLINGHALL CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1854 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 567.
KNARESBOROUGH AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 571.
KNARESBOROUGH OUTER CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 571.
NIDD AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 588.
PANNAL CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 592.
PLOMPTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1854 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 593.
RIPLEY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1854 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 597.
SCOTTON Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1854 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 602.
SCRIVEN CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 602.
SCRIVEN WITH TENTERGATE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 602.
SOUTH STAINLEY WITH CAYTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1854 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 611.
STARBECK CP Parish-level Unit 1896 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 612.
TENTERGATE CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1895 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 616.
WALKINGHAM HILL WITH OCCANEY ExP/CP Parish-level Unit 1854 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 622.

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. 777.
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
08 Jun 1854 was reduced to create GREAT OUSEBURN RegD/GilU/PLU   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
20 Feb 1854 was reduced to enlarge PATELEY BRIDGE RegD/PLU Birstwith, Bishop Thornton, and Clint   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Sep 1856 was reduced to enlarge GREAT OUSEBURN RegD/GilU/PLU Townships of Clareton and Coneythorpe   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
28 May 1861 was reduced to enlarge WETHERBY RegD/PLU The sub-district of Wetherby went to create part of the new district of Wetherby   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10207174

Date accessed: 08th April 2026