The Lancashire Registration District

Important Notice

The Lancashire Registration District is currently experience an abnormally high demand for certificates, which in part is due to the merger of a number of registration districts. The Registrar's staff are working through the orders as quickly as possible but would ask applicants to be patient. It would help the staff if applications for historic certificates were accompanied by the local reference that can be obtained from www.lancashirebmd.org.uk

 The Lancashire Registration District was created on 23^rd May 2005 by the merger of the following Registration Districts:

• Burnley & Pendle

• Chorley

• Fleetwood & Fylde

• Hyndburn & Rossendale

• Lancaster

• Preston & South Ribble

• Ribble Valley

• West Lancashire

The move is now completed for all offices.

Records from the old offices have moved into the new building. All events registered after the above date will be registered as the Lancashire District. For the purposes of family history research the original reference number and the 'old' district names will be retained.

The new address will appear on application forms generated from the LancashireBMD website www.lancashirebmd.org.uk

Lancashire Registration District
Certificate Services
Quayside Court
Chain Caul Way
Preston
PR2 2ZP

Telephone 01772 326881

Having all the records centralised has a major implication for the checking procedures prior to adding data to the Lancashire BMD website.  If you live in the Preston area and wish to get involved with checking then please contact Tony Foster ga.foster@btopenworld.com

Amended: 7 February 2006