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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:
OVER SEAL AND NETHER SEAL
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Township (until 1866)
Civil Parish (1866 - 1894)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
1894
Unit ID:
10390631
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 236.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
OVER SEAL AND NETHER SEAL Preferred English   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 236.
NETHER AND OVER SEAL Alternate English     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
OVER AND NETHER SEAL Alternate English     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
SEAL NETHER AND OVER Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

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
LEICESTERSHIRE Ancient County   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 236.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 236.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH RSD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 236.
HARTSHORN Registration sub-District     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
WEST GOSCOTE Hundred Ancient District   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 236.
SEAL CP/AP Parish-level Unit 01 Jan 0001 1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 236.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
24 Mar 1884 was reduced to enlarge BLACKFORDBY CP/Tn Houses in 1891: 8.   1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 15270
24 Mar 1884 was reduced to enlarge OAKTHORPE AND DONISTHORPE CP/Tn Houses in 1891: 85.   1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 15271

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
NETHER SEAL CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 236.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Over Seal and Nether Seal CP/Tn through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10390631

Date accessed: 16th April 2024