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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
WEST RIDING	Poor Law/Registration County	1862	1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
20 May 1862	was created from part of	PONTEFRACT RegD/PLU	Kippax SD, and parishes of Ferry-Frystone and Pontefract Park, townships of Beaghall, Brotherton, Burton Salmon, South Milford, Sutton, Ackton, Carlton, Caslteford, Darrington, Featherstone, Glass Houghton, Purston Jaglin, and Whitwood	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jan 1868	was reduced to enlarge	PONTEFRACT RegD/PLU	SDs of Caslteford and Kippax	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
23 Aug 1869	was abolished to enlarge	PONTEFRACT RegD/PLU	Parish of Ferry-Frystone, townships of Beaghall, Brotherton, Burton, Salmon, Sutton, Cartleton, Darrington, Featherstone, and Preston Jaglin reunited to Pontefract	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ACKTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1962	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
ALLERTON BYWATER CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
BEAL OR BEAGHALL CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
BROTHERTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
BURTON SALMON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
CARLETON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
CASTLEFORD AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
DARRINGTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
FAIRBURN Ch/CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
FEATHERSTONE Tn/AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
FERRY FRYSTON AP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
GARFORTH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
GLASS HOUGHTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
GREAT AND LITTLE PRESTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1868	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
KIPPAX AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
LEDSHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
LEDSTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
METHLEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
MICKLEFIELD Ch/Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
PONTEFRACT PARK CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
PURSTON JAGLIN CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
SOUTH MILFORD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
SUTTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
WHITWOOD Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)