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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
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 PLU/RegD	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 PLU/RegD	SDs of Caslteford and Kippax	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
23 Aug 1869	was abolished to enlarge	PONTEFRACT PLU/RegD	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 Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1962	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
ALLERTON BYWATER Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
BEAL OR BEAGHALL Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
BROTHERTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
BURTON SALMON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
CARLETON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
CASTLEFORD CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
DARRINGTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
FAIRBURN Tn/CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
FEATHERSTONE CP/AP/Tn	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 AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
GLASS HOUGHTON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
GREAT AND LITTLE PRESTON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1868	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
KIPPAX CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
LEDSHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
LEDSTON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
METHLEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
MICKLEFIELD CP/Tn/Ch	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
PONTEFRACT PARK ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
PURSTON JAGLIN Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
SOUTH MILFORD Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
SUTTON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
WHITWOOD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	30 May 1862	01 Jan 1868	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)