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Population

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.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Housing

Housing

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Preferred Name:
PETERBOROUGH
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Ancient Parish
Civil Parish (until 1894)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10279690
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 307.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
PETERBOROUGH Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 307.
JOHN ST THE BAPTIST Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
PETERBOROUGH ST JOHN THE BAPTIST Alternate English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 307.
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST Alternate English     1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by PETERBOROUGH EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 307.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 307.
PETERBOROUGH RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 307.
NASSABOROUGH Hundred Ancient District     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
PETERBOROUGH USD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 307.
PETERBOROUGH RSD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 307.
PETERBOROUGH MB Local Government District   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 307.
PETERBOROUGH Registration sub-District   1894 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
PETERBOROUGH Borough Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 307.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
31 Dec 1894 was reduced to create PETERBOROUGH WITHIN CP   1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; L.G. Act, 1894 (Appointed day), and County Council Naming Order
31 Dec 1894 was reduced to create PETERBOROUGH WITHOUT CP   1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; L.G. Act, 1894 (Appointed day), and County Council Naming Order

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
LONGTHORPE PA/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 303.


How to reference this page:

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

URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10279690

Date accessed: 25th May 2013