Kirkdeighton Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD)

Created: 28 Jun 1861   Abolished: 26 Aug 1869

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.
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
KIRKDEIGHTON Preferred English 28 Jun 1861 26 Aug 1869 1861 Census of England and Wales, Table 1, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1851 and 1861, in Districts, Sub-districts, Parishes and Places'.
KIRK DEIGHTON Alternate English 28 Jun 1861 26 Aug 1869 1861 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Ages of Males and Females in Superintendent Registrars' Districts'.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
KIRK DEIGHTON Registration sub-District   09 Aug 1869 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
CATTAL CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 28 Jun 1861 26 Aug 1869 1861 Census of England and Wales, Table 1, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1851 and 1861, in Districts, Sub-districts, Parishes and Places'.
GREAT RIBSTON WITH WALSHFORD Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 28 Jun 1861 26 Aug 1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Table 1, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1851 and 1861, in Districts, Sub-districts, Parishes and Places'.
HUNSINGORE AP/CP Parish-level Unit 28 Jun 1861 26 Aug 1869 1861 Census of England and Wales, Table 1, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1851 and 1861, in Districts, Sub-districts, Parishes and Places'.
KIRK DEIGHTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 28 Jun 1861 21 Aug 1869 1861 Census of England and Wales, Table 1, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1851 and 1861, in Districts, Sub-districts, Parishes and Places'.
SWINDEN CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 28 Jun 1861 26 Aug 1869 1861 Census of England and Wales, Table 1, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1851 and 1861, in Districts, Sub-districts, Parishes and Places'.
THORNVILLE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 28 Jun 1861 26 Aug 1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Table 1, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1851 and 1861, in Districts, Sub-districts, Parishes and Places'.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
WEST RIDING Poor Law/Registration County 1861 1869 1861 Census of England and Wales, Table 1, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1851 and 1861, in Districts, Sub-districts, Parishes and Places'.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
28 Jun 1861 was created from part of WETHERBY RegD/PLU Great Ribston with Walshford, Hunsingore, Cattal, Thornville, Kirkdeighton transferred to new RD of Kirkdeighton   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
21 Aug 1869 was abolished to enlarge GREAT OUSEBURN RegD/GilU/PLU The abolished RD of Kirkdeighton lost the townships of Cattal,Great Ribstone with Walshford,Hunsingore, and Thornville to Whixley   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
21 May 1869 was reduced to enlarge WETHERBY RegD/PLU Kirkdeighton township transferred as part of the dissolution of Kirkdeighton   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Boundary Map of Kirkdeighton Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD)

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, Kirkdeighton Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10484420

Date accessed: 08th April 2026