Administrative unit

Dewsbury CP/AP/Tn

Parish-level Unit

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Preferred Name:
DEWSBURY
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Township
Ancient Parish
Civil Parish
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10417053
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
DEWSBURY Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.
DEWSBURY ALL SAINTS Alternate English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by DEWSBURY EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
YORKSHIRE Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.
DEWSBURY RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.
WEST RIDING Riding Division of Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.
AGBRIGG Wap Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.
DEWSBURY USD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.
DEWSBURY MB/CB Local Government District 1862 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.
DEWSBURY 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'.
MORLEY Wap Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.
SOOTHILL 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'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1925 was enlarged by the abolition of RAVENSTHORPE PA/CP Area: 372 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 69700-The Dewsbury (Union of Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1925
01 Apr 1925 was enlarged by the abolition of SOOTHILL NETHER CP Area: 562 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 69700-The Dewsbury (Union of Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1925
01 Apr 1925 was enlarged by the abolition of THORNHILL CP/AP Area: 3607 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 69700-The Dewsbury (Union of Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1925

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CLIFTON Ch/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 528.
HARTSHEAD CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 554.
OSSETT CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 590.
SOOTHILL Tn/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 609.
CLIFTON Manor     The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
DEWSBURY RECTORY Manor     The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
HANGING HEATON Manor     The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
HARTSHEAD Manor     The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
NORMANTON Manor     The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
SOOTHILL Manor     The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register


How to reference this page:

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

URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10417053

Date accessed: 25th May 2013