Registration districts in the
Pontefract area
Tracing the whereabouts of a certificate, can be a task in itself. The boundaries and existence of registration districts changed at various times. This lists shows the Registration Districts that had jurisdiction over individual villages. This list was compiled using information available at:
bullet http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/wry.htm
We have tried to make this as accurate as we can, but please use as a guide only.
Po     =     Pontefract Registration Office Sel     =   Selby Registration Office
Tad   =     Tadcaster Registration Office Hem  =   Hemsworth Registration Office
Wak  =     Wakefield Registration Office Ecc    = Ecclesfield Registration District
 
Village B M D   Village B M D
Ackworth 1837 - 1850 Po Po Po Minsthorpe 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem
Ackworth 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem Moorhouse 1837 - 1850 Po Po Po
Acton Po Po Po Moorhouse 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem
Allerton Bywater 1837 - 1869 Po Po Po Moorthorpe 1837 - 1850 Po Po Po
Allerton Bywater 1870 onwards Tad Tad Tad Moorthorpe 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem
Altofts Wak Wak Wak New Hall Po Po Po
Badsworth Po Po Po Newland Park 1837 - 1854 and 1869 onwards Wak Wak Wak
Barlow Sel Sel Sel Newstead Hall 1837 - 1850 Po Po Po
Barnsdale House Hem Hem Hem Newstead Hall 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem
Beal (Beaghall) 1837 - 1862 and 1867 onwards Po Po Po Newton Willows 1837 - 1869 Po Po Po
Beal (Beaghall) 1862 - 1867  Cas Cas Cas Newton Willows 1869 onwards Tad Tad Tad
Birkin Po Po Po Normanton 1837 - 1854 and 1869 onwards Wak Wak Wak
Blind Hardwick Po Po Po North Elmsall 1837 - 1850 Po Po Po
Brierley 1837 - 1850 Po Po Po North Elmsall 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem
Brierley 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem Nostell Priory 1837 - 1862 and 1867 onwards Po Po Po
Brierley Manor 1837 - 1850 Po Po Po Nostell Priory 1862 - 1867  Cas Cas Cas
Brierley Manor 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem Pontefract Po Po Po
Broadlane Houses 1837 - 1850 Po Po Po Poole Po Po Po
Broadlane Houses Hem Hem Hem Purston Jaglin 1837 - 1862 and 1867 onwards Po Po Po
Brotherton 1837 - 1862 and 1867 onwards Po Po Po Purston Jaglin 1862 - 1867  Cas Cas Cas
Brotherton 1862 - 1867 Cas Cas Cas Ringston Hill 1837 - 1850 Po Po Po
Burn Sel Sel Sel Ringston Hill 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem
Byram Hall 1837 - 1862 and 1867 onwards Po Po Po Roach Grange 1837 - 1869 Po Po Po
Byram Hall 1862 - 1867 Cas Cas Cas Roach Grange 1869 onwards Tad Tad Tad
Carleton Po Po Po Rogerthorpe Hall 1837 - 1850 Po Po Po
Castleford 1837 - 1862 and 1867 onwards Po Po Po Rogerthorpe Hall 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem
Castleford 1862 - 1867 Cas Cas Cas Rowle Hall Po Po Po
Cattle Laithe Po Po Po Royd Moor 1837 - 1850 Po Po Po
Chapel Haddlesey Sel Sel Sel Royd Moor 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem
Cold Hiendley Po Po Po Ryhill 1837 - 1850 Ecc Ecc Ecc
Cridling Park Po Po Po Ryhill 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem
Cridling Stubbs Po Po Po Sand Hall Po Po Po
Darrington 1837 - 1862 and 1867 onwards Po Po Po Santinley 1837 - 1850 Ecc Ecc Ecc
Darrington 1862 - 1867 Cas Cas Cas Santinley 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem
East Haddlesey Sel Sel Sel Shafton 1837 - 1850 Ecc Ecc Ecc
East Hardwick Po Po Po Shafton 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem
Eggbrough Po Po Po Sherwood Hall Po Po Po
Fairburn Po Po Po Skelbrook 1837 - 1850 Po Po Po
Featherstone Po Po Po Skelbrook 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem
Felkirk 1837 - 1850 Po Po Po Smithhalls Po Po Po
Felkirk 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem Snydale 1837 - 1869 Wak Wak Wak
Ferry Fryston 1837 - 1862 and 1867 onwards Po Po Po Snydale 1869 onwards Po Po Po
Ferry Fryston 1862 - 1867 Cas Cas Cas South Elmsall 1837 - 1850 Po Po Po
Ferrybridge Po Po Po South Elmsall 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem
Foulby Hem Hem Hem South Hiendley 1837 - 1850 Ecc Ecc Ecc
Fryston Hall Po Po Po South Hiendley 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem
Fulham Lanes Po Po Po South Kirkby 1837 - 1850 Po Po Po
Gateforth Sel Sel Sel South Kirkby 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem
Glasshoughton Po Po Po Spital Po Po Po
Great Preston 1837 - 1869 Po Po Po Stapleton Po Po Po
Great Preston 1869 onwards Tad Tad Tad Streethouse 1837 - 1869 Wak Wak Wak
Grimethorpe 1837 - 1850 Po Po Po Streethouse 1869 onwards Po Po Po
Grimethorpe 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem Stubbs Hall 1837 - 1850 Po Po Po
Hambleton Sel Sel Sel Stubbs Hall 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem
Havercroft 1837 - 1850 Ecc Ecc Ecc Sutton 1837 - 1862 and 1867 onwards Po Po Po
Havercroft 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem Sutton 1862 - 1867 Cas Cas Cas
Hemsworth 1837 - 1850 Po Po Po Swine Lane House 1837 - 1862 and 1867 onwards Po Po Po
Hemsworth 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem Swine Lane House 1862 - 1867  Cas Cas Cas
Hessle 1837 - 1850

Po

 Po Po Tanshelf Po Po Po
Hessle 1850 onwards

Hem

 Hem Hem Temple Hirst Sel Sel Sel
Hirst Courtney Sel Sel Sel Thorpe Audlin 1837 - 1850 Po Po Po
Hundill Hall 1837 - 1850 Po Po Po Thorpe Audlin 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem
Hundill Hall 1850 onwards Hem Hem Hem Thorpe Willoughby Sel Sel Sel
Huntwick Grange Cas Cas Cas Tranmore Po Po Po
Hut Green Po Po Po Upton 1837 - 1850 Po Po Po
Kellingley 1837 - 1862 and 1867 onwards Po Po