Bolton Parish (CP)

Created: 1895  

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

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'.

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

Boundary Map of Bolton Parish (CP)

If the boundaries of the Parish-level Unit 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, Bolton Parish (CP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10342466

Date accessed: 18th February 2026