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Population

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Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

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Preferred Name:
CANTERBURY
Unit Type:
Ancient District
Status:
County of Itself (1471 - 1889)
City
Date created:
1471
Date abolished:
1889
Unit ID:
10516353
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. XIII.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

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 1471 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. XIII.

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
CANTERBURY ALL SAINTS CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY CHRISTCHURCH CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY HOLY CROSS WESTGATE AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST ALPHEGE CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST ANDREW CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST AUGUSTINE ExP/CP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST GEORGE THE MARTYR CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST MARGARET CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST MARTIN CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST MARY BREDIN CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST MARY BREDMAN CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST MARY MAGDALEN AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST MARY NORTH GATE AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST MILDRED CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST PAUL CP/AP Parish-level Unit     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST PETER CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY THE ARCHBISHOPS PALACE PRECINCTS CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
HOLY CROSS WESTGATE WITHIN ParPart/CP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Canterbury AD_City/CntyOfIt through time | Census tables with data for the Ancient District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10516353

Date accessed: 19th March 2024