Bournemouth and Christchurch Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU)

Created: 28 Jul 1835   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

Notes

Although no Order has been located, from a comparison of the 1926 and 1927 MoH reports the only change seems to have been the name. Christchurch Union already covered Bournemouth itself, and there is no evidence of any alteration to Poole Union.

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
CHRISTCHURCH Official English   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
BOURNEMOUTH AND CHRISTCHURCH Preferred English 1926   Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

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: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BOURNEMOUTH Registration sub-District 01 Jul 1895   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'.
CHRISTCHURCH 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'.
BOURNEMOUTH CP Parish-level Unit 31 Dec 1894 1930 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'.
CHRISTCHURCH AP/CP Parish-level Unit 28 Jul 1835 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
CHRISTCHURCH EAST CP Parish-level Unit 31 Dec 1894 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
HIGHCLIFFE CP/PA Parish-level Unit 01 Oct 1897 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
HOLDENHURST CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 28 Jul 1835 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 210.
HURN CP Parish-level Unit 31 Dec 1894 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
POKESDOWN CP Parish-level Unit 31 Dec 1894 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOPLEY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 28 Jul 1835 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHBOURNE CP Parish-level Unit 31 Dec 1894 1901 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
WINTON CP Parish-level Unit 31 Dec 1894 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
HAMPSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
HAMPSHIRE 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
01 Jan 1893 was reduced to enlarge RINGWOOD RegD/PLU Part of the parish of Christchurch was trasnsferred to the parish of Ringwood in the sub-district of Ringwood   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jun 1895 was enlarged by gaining part of LYMINGTON RegD/PLU Part of Milton parish was added to Christchurch parish in the Christchurch sub-district   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10478250

Date accessed: 09th April 2026