Tynemouth 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
BLYTH 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'.
CRAMLINGTON Registration sub-District 01 Feb 1902   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'.
EARSDON Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1906 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
LONGBENTON 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'.
NORTH SHIELDS Registration sub-District   01 Apr 1899 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
TYNEMOUTH 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'.
WALLSEND 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'.
WHITLEY Registration sub-District 01 Feb 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'.
BACKWORTH CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 317.
BEBSIDE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1920 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 318.
BLYTH CP Parish-level Unit 1920   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 320.
BURRADON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 322.
CAMPERDOWN CP Parish-level Unit 1899 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 323.
CHIRTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1908 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 324.
COWPEN CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 324.
CRAMLINGTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 325.
CULLERCOATS CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1908 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 325.
EARSDON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 326.
EAST HARTFORD CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 330.
HARTLEY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 330.
HOLYWELL CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 333.
HORTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 333.
LONGBENTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 336.
MONKSEATON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1913 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 337.
MURTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 338.
NEWSHAM AND SOUTH BLYTH CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1920 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 340.
NORTH SHIELDS CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1908 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 344.
PRESTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1908 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 342.
SEATON DELAVAL CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 343.
SEGHILL CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 344.
TYNEMOUTH AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 347.
UNNAMED CP Parish-level Unit 1894   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 348.
WALKER CP Parish-level Unit 1894   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 348.
WALLSEND AP/Ch/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 348.
WEETSLADE CP Parish-level Unit 1894   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 349.
WEST HARTFORD CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 330.
WHITLEY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 350.
WHITLEY AND MONKSEATON CP Parish-level Unit 1913   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 350.
WILLINGTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1894 1910 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 350.
WILLINGTON QUAY CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1910 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 350.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
NORTHUMBERLAND Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 721.
NORTHUMBERLAND Administrative County     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10220490

Date accessed: 08th April 2026