Administrative unit

St Oswald AP/CP/Ch

Parish-level Unit

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Population

Population

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Industry

Industry

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Social Structure

Social Structure

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Housing

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Preferred Name:
ST OSWALD
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Chapelry (until twelfth century)
Ancient Parish (after twelfth century)
Civil Parish (until 1866)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10189949
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 113.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
ST OSWALD Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 113.
OSWALD ST Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by DURHAM ST OSWALD EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 99.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
COUNTY DURHAM Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 113.
CHESTER Wd Ancient District     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CROSSGATE Borough Ancient District   1565 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 113.
DARLINGTON Wd Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 113.
DURHAM MB Local Government District 1835 1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 113.
DURHAM Wd Ancient District 1829 1565 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 113.
DURHAM AD_City Ancient District     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EASINGTON Wd Ancient District   1829 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 113.
ST GILES CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 99.

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
BROOM CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 94.
CROXDALE Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.
DURHAM ST MARGARET Ch Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 99.
ELVET CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 100.
SHINCLIFFE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 114.
SUNDERLAND BRIDGE Tn/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 116.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, St Oswald AP/CP/Ch through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10189949

Date accessed: 27th April 2024