Nottingham Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU/PLPar)

Created: 1836  

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.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?
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

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Poor Law Union PLU   1897 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Poor Law Parish PLPar 1897   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Registration District RegD     1911 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, 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'

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BULWELL Registration sub-District 01 Jul 1899   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'.
BYRON Registration sub-District   01 Apr 1890 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
CASTLE Registration sub-District   01 Jul 1882 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
HYSON GREEN Registration sub-District 01 Jul 1880 01 Jul 1882 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
NOTTINGHAM NORTH EAST 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'.
NOTTINGHAM NORTH WEST Registration sub-District 01 Jul 1880   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'.
NOTTINGHAM SOUTH EAST 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'.
NOTTINGHAM SOUTH WEST Registration sub-District 01 Jul 1880   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'.
PARK Registration sub-District   01 Apr 1889 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
SHERWOOD Registration sub-District   01 Apr 1887 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
SNENTON Registration sub-District 01 Jul 1880 01 Apr 1885 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
ST MARY Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1885 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
BREWHOUSE YARD CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 01 Jul 1880   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'.
LENTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit 01 Jul 1880   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'.
NOTTINGHAM CP Parish-level Unit 1897 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 364.
NOTTINGHAM ST MARY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1836 1897 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 365.
NOTTINGHAM ST NICHOLAS CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1877 1897 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 365.
NOTTINGHAM ST PETER CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1877 1897 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 365.
RADFORD CP/AP Parish-level Unit 01 Jul 1880   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'.
SNEINTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 01 Jul 1880   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'.
STANDARD HILL CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 01 Jul 1880   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'.
STANDARD HILL CP/ExP Parish-level Unit   08 Apr 1862 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 728.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Administrative County     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
08 Apr 1862 was reduced to enlarge BASFORD RegD/PLU Park lost Stamford Hill and the Limits of the Castle of Nottingham to the sub-district of Basford   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jul 1880 was enlarged by gaining part of BASFORD RegD/PLU The parish of Standard Hill was transferred to the sub-district of Park   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jul 1880 was enlarged by the abolition of RADFORD PLU/RegD The entire district of Radford into the district of Nottingham. No changes were made to sub-districts   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jul 1895 was enlarged by gaining part of BASFORD RegD/PLU Carlton (part of) and West Bridgford (part of)   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jul 1899 was enlarged by gaining part of BASFORD RegD/PLU The entire sub-district of Basford (the parishes of Basford, Bulwell, and North Wilford) were transferred. This created the new CP of Nottingham   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Boundary Map of Nottingham Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU/PLPar)

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, Nottingham Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU/PLPar) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10063231

Date accessed: 18th February 2026