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Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Unit Type:
Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:
Poor Law Union (until 1914)
Poor Law Parish (after 1914)
Registration District
Date created:
1836
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10139466
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 721.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 721.
NEWCASTLE ON TYNE Alternate English     Local Government Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament from 1871 onwards (HMSO)

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
NORTHUMBERLAND Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 721.
NORTHUMBERLAND Administrative County     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ALL SAINTS Registration sub-District     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'.
BENWELL Registration sub-District 01 Jan 1905   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'.
BYKER Registration sub-District     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'.
ELSWICK Registration sub-District 01 Jan 1905   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'.
ST ANDREW Registration sub-District     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'.
ST NICHOLAS Registration sub-District     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'.
WESTGATE Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1905 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
BENWELL CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1866 1914 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 319.
BYKER CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1866 1914 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 322.
ELSWICK CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1914 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 327.
FENHAM CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1914 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 328.
HEATON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1914 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 331.
JESMOND CP/Tn Parish-level Unit   1914 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 334.
MOOT HALL PRECINCTS CP Parish-level Unit     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'.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1914 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE CP Parish-level Unit 1914   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ALL SAINTS CP/Ch Parish-level Unit   1914 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST ANDREW CP/Ch Parish-level Unit   1914 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST JOHN CP/Ch Parish-level Unit   1914 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
WESTGATE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1914 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 349.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Newcastle upon Tyne RegD/PLU/PLPar through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10139466

Date accessed: 28th March 2024