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The following alternative names exist:
| Name | Status | Language | Start | End | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEVON | Preferred | English | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 73. | ||
| DEVONSHIRE | Alternate | English | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 73. |
This unit was associated with the following other units:
| Nature of association | Other unit involved | Type of unit | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| was preceded by | DEVON | Ancient County | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 585. |
| was succeeded by | DEVON | Modern (post 1974) County | Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics) |
| was succeeded by | DEVON | Administrative County | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. |
This unit was part of the following units:
| Name | Type | Start | End | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGLAND | Nation | 1851 | 1930 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 73. |
| SOUTH WESTERN | Poor Law/Registration Division | 1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Registration divisions and Counties - Area, and population at each successive Census'. |
We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.
This unit contained the following units:
| Name | Type | Start | End | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AXMINSTER RegD/PLU | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | 1850 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 584. | |
| BARNSTAPLE RegD/PLU | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | 1850 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 584. | |
| BIDEFORD PLU/RegD | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | 1850 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586. | |
| CREDITON RegD/PLU | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | 1850 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586. | |
| DEVONPORT RegD/PLPar/Inc | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | 1850 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586. | |
| EAST STONEHOUSE RegD/Inc/PLU | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | 1850 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| EXETER RegD/Inc | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | 1850 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586. | |
| HOLSWORTHY PLU/RegD | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | 1850 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586. | |
| HONITON PLU/RegD | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | 1850 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586. | |
| KINGSBRIDGE RegD/PLU | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | 1850 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586. | |
| NEWTON ABBOT PLU/RegD | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | 1850 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586. | |
| OKEHAMPTON PLU/RegD | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | 1850 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586. | |
| PLYMOUTH RegD/Inc | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | 1850 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586. | |
| PLYMPTON ST MARY RegD/PLU | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | 1850 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586. | |
| SOUTH MOLTON RegD/PLU | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | 1850 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586. | |
| STOKE DAMEREL Inc | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | ||
| ST THOMAS PLU/RegD | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | 1850 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586. | |
| TAVISTOCK RegD/PLU | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | 1850 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| TIVERTON RegD | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | 1850 | 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'. | |
| TIVERTON PLU | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | ||
| TORRINGTON PLU/RegD | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | 1850 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| TOTNES RegD/PLU | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | 1850 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| AXMINSTER RSD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| BAMPTON USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| BARNSTAPLE USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| BARNSTAPLE RSD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| BIDEFORD RSD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| BIDEFORD USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| BUDLEIGH SALTERTON USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| COCKINGTON USD | Sanitary District | January 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| COMPTON GIFFORD USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| CREDITON USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| CREDITON RSD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| DARTMOUTH USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| DAWLISH USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| DEVONPORT USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| EAST STONEHOUSE USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 98. | |
| EXETER USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| EXMOUTH USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| GREAT TORRINGTON USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| HOLSWORTHY RSD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| HONITON USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| HONITON RSD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| ILFRACOMBE USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| IVYBRIDGE USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| KINGSBRIDGE RSD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| KINGSBRIDGE USD | Sanitary District | 1893 | 1893 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. |
| KINGSBRIDGE AND DODBROOKE USD | Sanitary District | 1893 | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. |
| LOWER BRIXHAM USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587. | |
| LYNTON USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| NEWTON ABBOT RSD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| NEWTON ABBOT USD | Sanitary District | 4 August 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 101. | |
| NORTHAM USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| OKEHAMPTON USD | Sanitary District | 1885 | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. |
| OKEHAMPTON RSD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| OTTERY ST MARY USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| PAIGNTON USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| PLYMOUTH USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| PLYMPTON ST MARY RSD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| SALCOMBE USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| SEATON USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| SIDMOUTH USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| SOUTH MOLTON RSD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| SOUTH MOLTON USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| ST MARY CHURCH USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| ST THOMAS RSD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| TAVISTOCK RSD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| TEIGNMOUTH USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| TIVERTON RSD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| TIVERTON USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| TORQUAY USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| TORRINGTON RSD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| TOTNES RSD | Sanitary District | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | ||
| TOTNES USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. | |
| WOLBOROUGH USD | Sanitary District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588. |
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Devon RegC through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law/Registration County, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10073832
Date accessed: 20th May 2013