Ormskirk Parish (CP/AP)

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The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Civil Parish CP     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Ancient Parish AP     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
BICKERSTAFFE Tn/CP Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 147.
BURSCOUGH CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 154.
LATHOM Ch/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 178.
SCARISBRICK CP/Tn/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 200.
SKELMERSDALE CP/Ch/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 201.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by ORMSKIRK EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
LANCASHIRE Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.
ORMSKIRK RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.
ORMSKIRK Borough Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.
ORMSKIRK USD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.
ORMSKIRK UD Local Government District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.
ORMSKIRK 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'.
WEST DERBY Wap/Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1914 was enlarged by gaining part of LATHOM Ch/CP Area: 19 acres.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; The County of Lancaster (Ormskirk) Order, 1914 (No. 61801)
01 Apr 1931 was enlarged by gaining part of AUGHTON AP/CP Area: 510 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 75239-The Lathom and Burscough and Ormskirk Amalgamation Order, 1931
01 Apr 1931 was enlarged by gaining part of BICKERSTAFFE Tn/CP Area: 408 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 75239-The Lathom and Burscough and Ormskirk Amalgamation Order, 1931
01 Apr 1931 was reduced to enlarge BURSCOUGH CP/Tn Area: 8 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 75239-The Lathom and Burscough and Ormskirk Amalgamation Order, 1931
01 Apr 1931 was enlarged by gaining part of BURSCOUGH CP/Tn Area: 20 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 75239-The Lathom and Burscough and Ormskirk Amalgamation Order, 1931
01 Apr 1931 was enlarged by gaining part of LATHOM Ch/CP Area: 1 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 75239-The Lathom and Burscough and Ormskirk Amalgamation Order, 1931
01 Apr 1931 was reduced to enlarge LATHOM Ch/CP Area: 1 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 75239-The Lathom and Burscough and Ormskirk Amalgamation Order, 1931
01 Apr 1931 was enlarged by gaining part of SCARISBRICK CP/Tn/Ch Area: 294 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 75239-The Lathom and Burscough and Ormskirk Amalgamation Order, 1931

Boundary Map of Ormskirk Parish (CP/AP)

If the boundaries of the Parish-level Unit 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, Ormskirk Parish (CP/AP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10375307

Date accessed: 08th April 2026