Administrative unit

Swindon and Highworth RegD/PLU

Poor Law Union/Reg. District

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Industry

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Life & Death

Life & Death

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Preferred Name:
SWINDON AND HIGHWORTH
Unit Type:
Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:
Poor Law Union
Registration District
Date created:
1835
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10194118
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 703.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
HIGHWORTH AND SWINDON Official English   24 Mar 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 703.
SWINDON AND HIGHWORTH Preferred English 24 Mar 1889   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 703.
HIGHWORTH Alternate English   by 1901 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SWINDON Alternate English 01 May 1899   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'.

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
WILTSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 703.

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
HIGHWORTH 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'.
SWINDON 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'.
BISHOPSTONE AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1836 1899 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 531.
BISHOPSTONE AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1899 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 531.
BLUNSDON ST ANDREW CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1899 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 531.
BLUNSDON ST ANDREW CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1836 1899 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 531.
CASTLE EATON CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 533.
CHISELDON AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 534.
DRAYCOT FOLIAT CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1836 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 537.
HANNINGTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 539.
HAYDON WICK CP Parish-level Unit 1928   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 540.
HIGHWORTH CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 540.
INGLESHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 541.
LIDDINGTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 543.
LITTLE HINTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 540.
RODBOURNE CHENEY AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1928 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 547.
SOUTH MARSTON Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1894   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 544.
STANTON FITZWARREN CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 549.
STRATTON ST MARGARET AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 549.
SWINDON CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 550.
WANBOROUGH CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 551.
WROUGHTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 523.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Swindon and Highworth RegD/PLU through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10194118

Date accessed: 19th May 2013