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Population

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

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Preferred Name:
OVERPOOL
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Township (until 1911)
Civil Parish (1866 - 1911)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
1911
Unit ID:
10065215
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 30.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
OVERPOOL Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 30.
OVER POOL Alternate English     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by OVERPOOL EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 30.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CHESHIRE Ancient County   1911 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 30.
WIRRAL RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1866 1911 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 30.
EASTHAM 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'.
ELLESMERE PORT AND WHITBY UD Local Government District 1910 1911 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 30.
WIRRAL RSD Sanitary District 1866 1911 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 30.
WIRRAL RD Local Government District 1894 1910 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 30.
WIRRAL Hundred Ancient District   1911 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 30.
EASTHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 30.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
24 Mar 1889 was enlarged by gaining part of GREAT SUTTON CP/Tn   1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 23294
01 Apr 1911 was abolished to create ELLESMERE PORT CP Population in 1911: 93.   1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 13, 'Changes in the boundaries of civil parishes during the intercensal period 1901-11; effected under the provisions of the Local Government Acts of 1888 and 1894, and by Local Acts'.; LGBO 56293

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, Overpool CP/Tn through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10065215

Date accessed: 18th April 2024