Administrative unit

Devonport ExP

Parish-level Unit

Preferred Name:
DEVONPORT
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Extra-Parochial Area
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10022010
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 83.

Notes:

In the Devonport & Stoke Damerel entries in Youngs' it is indicated the Plymouth Docks ExP became Devonport CP in 1824. Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of England (1848) says "Plymouth Dock" was given the name "Devonport" in 1824 by the King. However, this unit does not appear in the Census or the Registrar General's Annual Reports or on administrative maps after that date - Stoke Damerel continues until the 1890s. Youngs' actual entry for Plymouth Docks does not mention a civil parish status. This unit has been altered accordingly to correspond to the 1901 Census information indicating Stoke Damerel parish was renamed on 9th November 1898 under Local Government Board Order P.1432 and Plymouth Docks did not attain parish status. Relationships to other Devonport administrative units have been moved across to the former Stoke Damerel parish and relationships to Plymouth units added to this unit.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
PLYMOUTH DOCKS Official English   1824 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 83.
DEVONPORT Preferred English 1824   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 83.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by GREAT WESTERN DOCKS EExP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 83.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
DEVON Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 83.
PLYMOUTH RegD/Inc Poor Law Union/Reg. District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 93.
PLYMOUTH USD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 83.
PLYMOUTH Borough Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 93.
ROBOROUGH Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 83.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Devonport ExP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10022010

Date accessed: 25th April 2024