Available Themes

Click on the hyperlinks for direct access to key graphs and tables.

• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 26,577 in 1801 to 129,098 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 3.22 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 4.51 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 175.81 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 134.39 in 1881.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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

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
LANCASHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 682.
LANCASHIRE	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 reduced to enlarge	BURY RegD/PLU	Caslteton	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jul 1895	was enlarged by gaining part of	BURY RegD/PLU	Hopwood (part of)	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jul 1895	was reduced to enlarge	HASLINGDEN RegD/PLU	Spotland (part of)	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jul 1895	was enlarged by gaining part of	OLDHAM RegD/PLU	Thornham (part of)	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BUTTERWORTH FREEHOLD SIDE	Registration sub-District		01 Aug 1892	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
BUTTERWORTH LORDSHIP SIDE	Registration sub-District		01 Aug 1892	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
CASTLETON FURTHER	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1902	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
CASTLETON NEARER	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1902	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
CASTLETON NO. 1	Registration sub-District	01 Jan 1902		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'.
CASTLETON NO. 2	Registration sub-District	01 Jan 1902		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'.
LITTLEBOROUGH	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'.
MILNROW	Registration sub-District	01 Aug 1892		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'.
SPOTLAND AND NORDEN	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'.
SPOTLAND NEARER	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1902	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
WARDLEWORTH	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'.
WHITWORTH	Registration sub-District		01 Jul 1895	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
WHITWORTH AND WARDLE	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'.
BLATCHINWORTH AND CALDERBROOK CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 149.
BUTTERWORTH CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 154.
CASTLETON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 155.
CASTLETON LANCASHIRE CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 155.
LITTLEBOROUGH CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 180.
MILNROW CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 188.
NORDEN CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 190.
ROCHDALE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 197.
ROCHDALE CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 198.
SPOTLAND CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 202.
WARDLE CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 208.
WARDLEWORTH CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 208.
WHITWORTH CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1894	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 212.
WUERDLE AND WARDLE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 214.