Stoke and Wolstanton Poor Law Union (PLU)

Created: 1922   Abolished: 1930

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Notes

No order covering the creation of this Union has been located so far, but both "Stoke-upon-Trent" and "Wolstanton and Burslem" last appeared in the MoH report for 1922, while "Stoke and Wolstanton" first appeared in 1923; and there were no other changes to the list of Staffordshire unions between the two years.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BAGNALL CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1922 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 402.
BURSLEM CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1922 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 406.
CHESTERTON CP Parish-level Unit 1922 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 408.
KIDSGROVE CP Parish-level Unit 1922 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 414.
NEWCHAPEL CP Parish-level Unit 1922 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 418.
SILVERDALE CP Parish-level Unit 1922 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 422.
STOKE ON TRENT CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1922 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 423.
WOLSTANTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1922 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 429.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
STAFFORDSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 743.
STAFFORDSHIRE Administrative County 1923 1930 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
1922 was created through the abolition of STOKE ON TRENT RegD/PLU   Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
1922 was created through the abolition of WOLSTANTON AND BURSLEM RegD/PLU   Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Stoke and Wolstanton Poor Law Union (PLU) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10221468

Date accessed: 08th April 2026