Bradford Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD)

Created: 1837   Abolished: 01 Jan 1892

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.
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

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BOWLING Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1892 1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
BRADFORD CENTRAL Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1892 1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
CALVERLEY Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1892 1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
CLECKHEATON Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1892 1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
DRIGHLINGTON Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1892 1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
HORTON Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1892 1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
IDLE Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1892 1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
MANNINGHAM Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1892 1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
NORTH BIERLEY Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1892 1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
PUDSEY Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1892 1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
SHIPLEY Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1892 1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
THORNTON Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1892 1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
WILSDEN Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1892 1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
ALLERTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Jan 1892 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 504.
BOLTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Jan 1892 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 516.
BOWLING CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Jan 1892 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 517.
BRADFORD AP/CP Parish-level Unit   01 Jan 1892 1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
CALVERLEY WITH FARSLEY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Jan 1892 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 525.
CLAYTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Jan 1892 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 528.
CLECKHEATON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Jan 1892 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 528.
DRIGHLINGTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Jan 1892 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 536.
ECCLESHILL CP/Tn Parish-level Unit   01 Jan 1892 1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
HEATON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Jan 1892 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 556.
HORTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Jan 1892 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 561.
HUNSWORTH CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Jan 1892 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 564.
IDLE Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Jan 1892 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 565.
MANNINGHAM CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Jan 1892 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 579.
NORTH BIERLEY Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Jan 1892 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 514.
PUDSEY Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Jan 1892 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 594.
SHIPLEY Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Jan 1892 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 606.
THORNBURY CP Parish-level Unit 1894 01 Jan 1892 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 617.
THORNTON Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Jan 1892 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 617.
TONG CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Jan 1892 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 620.
TYERSALL CP Parish-level Unit 1894 01 Jan 1892 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 621.
WILSDEN CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Jan 1892 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 627.
WYKE Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 01 Jan 1892 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 630.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
WEST RIDING Poor Law/Registration County   01 Jan 1892 1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Jan 1892 was abolished to create BRADFORD RegD/PLU/PLPar   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jan 1892 was abolished to create NORTH BIERLEY RegD/PLU   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10585545

Date accessed: 08th April 2026