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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LANCASHIRE	Ancient County	1895		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 150.
BOLTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1895		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 150.
BOLTON MB/CB	Local Government District	1895		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 150.
GREAT BOLTON	Registration sub-District			1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
GREAT BOLTON AND LEVER	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'.
HALLIWELL	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'.
HORWICH	Registration sub-District			1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
LITTLE BOLTON	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'.
SHARPLES	Registration sub-District			1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
SOUTH WEST BOLTON	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'.
TONGE	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'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
30 Sep 1895	was enlarged by the abolition of	GREAT BOLTON CP/Tn	Houses in 1901: 10122.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 33407
30 Sep 1895	was enlarged by the abolition of	LITTLE BOLTON CP/Ch	Houses in 1901: 9691.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 33407
30 Sep 1895	was created from part of	RUMWORTH CP/Tn	Houses in 1901: 1496.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 33407
30 Sep 1895	was created from part of	TONGE WITH HAULGH CP/Tn	Houses in 1901: 1200.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 33407
30 Sep 1898	was enlarged by the abolition of	BREIGHTMET CP/Tn	Houses in 1901: 379.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; The Bolton, Turton, and Westhoughton Ext. Act, 1898
30 Sep 1898	was enlarged by the abolition of	DARCY LEVER CP/Tn	Houses in 1901: 397.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; The Bolton, Turton, and Westhoughton Ext. Act, 1898
30 Sep 1898	was enlarged by the abolition of	DEANE CP/AP/Ch	Houses in 1901: 447.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; The Bolton, Turton, and Westhoughton Ext. Act, 1898
30 Sep 1898	was enlarged by the abolition of	GREAT LEVER CP/Tn	Houses in 1901: 1845.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; The Bolton, Turton, and Westhoughton Ext. Act, 1898
30 Sep 1898	was enlarged by the abolition of	HEATON CP/Tn	Houses in 1901: 371.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; The Bolton, Turton, and Westhoughton Ext. Act, 1898
30 Sep 1898	was enlarged by the abolition of	LOSTOCK CP/Tn	Houses in 1901: 176.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; The Bolton, Turton, and Westhoughton Ext. Act, 1898
30 Sep 1898	was enlarged by the abolition of	MIDDLE HULTON CP/Tn	Houses in 1901: 624.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; The Bolton, Turton, and Westhoughton Ext. Act, 1898
30 Sep 1898	was enlarged by gaining part of	OVER HULTON CP/Tn	Houses in 1901: 342.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; The Bolton, Turton, and Westhoughton Ext. Act, 1898

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