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Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:
RUNCORN
Unit Type:
Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:
Poor Law Union
Registration District
Date created:
1837
Date abolished:
1930
Unit ID:
10055830
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 641.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CHESHIRE Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 641.
CHESHIRE Administrative County     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Jul 1895 was enlarged by gaining part of WARRINGTON RegD/PLU Latchford Without, Grappenhall, and Thelwall   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Dec 1896 was reduced to enlarge WARRINGTON RegD/PLU Appleton (part of), Latchford Without (part of), and Walton Inferior (part of)   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BUDWORTH 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'.
DARESBURY Registration sub-District   01 Aug 1891 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
FRODSHAM 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'.
RUNCORN 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'.
ACTON GRANGE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit   1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 5.
ALVANLEY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 6.
ANTROBUS CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 6.
APPLETON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 6.
ASTON BY SUTTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 7.
ASTON GRANGE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 7.
BARTINGTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 8.
CLIFTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 15.
CROWLEY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 16.
DARESBURY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 16.
DUTTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 17.
FRODSHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 19.
FRODSHAM LORDSHIP CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 19.
GRAPPENHALL AP/CP Parish-level Unit 01 Jul 1895   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 19.
GREAT BUDWORTH AP/Tn/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 11.
HALTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1866 1967 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 20.
HATTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 20.
HELSBY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 21.
HIGHER WHITLEY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 41.
KECKWICK CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 22.
KINGSLEY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 23.
KINGSWOOD CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 23.
LANDS COMMON TO FRODSHAM AND FRODSHAM LORDSHIP ExP/PA Parish-level Unit     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'.
LATCHFORD CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1836 1845 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 23.
LATCHFORD WITHOUT CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 24.
LOWER WHITLEY Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 41.
MANLEY Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 25.
MOORE Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 27.
NEWTON BY DARESBURY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 28.
NEWTON BY FRODSHAM CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 28.
NORLEY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 29.
NORTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1967 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 29.
PRESTON ON THE HILL CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 32.
RUNCORN CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 33.
SEVEN OAKS CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 34.
STOCKHAM CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 35.
STOCKTON HEATH CP Parish-level Unit 1897   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 36.
STRETTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 36.
SUTTON Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 36.
THELWALL CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 01 Jul 1895   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 37.
WALTON INFERIOR CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 39.
WALTON SUPERIOR CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 39.
WESTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1936 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 40.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Runcorn RegD/PLU through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10055830

Date accessed: 29th March 2024