Administrative unit

Wigmore With Hempstead EP

Ecclesiastical Parish

Preferred Name:
WIGMORE WITH HEMPSTEAD
Unit Type:
Ecclesiastical Parish
Status:
Ecclesiastical Parish (1956 - 1972)
Date created:
1956
Date abolished:
1972
Unit ID:
10228918
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 294.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
WIGMORE WITH HEMPSTEAD Preferred English 1956 1972 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 294.
GILLINGHAM ST MATTHEW Alternate English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 294.

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
KENT Ancient County 1956 1972 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 294.
GILLINGHAM Rural Deanery 1957 1972 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 294.
ROCHESTER Rural Deanery 1956 1957 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 294.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
1956 was created from part of GILLINGHAM EP   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 271.
1956 was created from part of LUTON EP   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 279.
1956 was created from part of RAINHAM EP   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 285.
1972 was abolished to enlarge GILLINGHAM ST AUGUSTINE EP   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 294.
1972 was abolished to create SOUTH GILLINGHAM EP   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 294.

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, Wigmore With Hempstead EP through time | Census tables with data for the Ecclesiastical Parish, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10228918

Date accessed: 19th March 2024