Available Themes

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.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Click on the hyperlinks for direct access to key graphs and tables.

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:
EAST DEAN
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Township (until 1953)
Civil Parish (until 1953)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
1953
Unit ID:
10369496
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 171.

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
GLOUCESTERSHIRE Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 171.
WESTBURY ON SEVERN RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 171.
EAST DEAN 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'.
EAST DEAN RD Local Government District 1935 1953 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 171.
EAST DEAN AND UNITED PARISHES RD Local Government District 1894 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 171.
NEWNHAM Registration sub-District     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
ST BRIAVELS Liberty/Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 171.
WESTBURY ON SEVERN RSD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 171.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
1844 was created through the abolition of DEAN FOREST ExP   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 171.
18 Aug 1882 was enlarged by gaining part of MITCHELDEAN CP/AP   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'.; D.P. ACT, 1882
18 Aug 1882 was enlarged by gaining part of NEWLAND CP/AP/Tg Houses in 1891: 2.   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'.; D.P. ACT, 1882
25 Mar 1883 was enlarged by gaining part of FLAXLEY AP/CP Flaxley Mesne Houses in 1891: 234.   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 14583
25 Mar 1885 was enlarged by gaining part of ABENHALL CP/AP Houses in 1891: 2.   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 14762
01 Apr 1935 was reduced to create LYDBROOK CP Area: 401 acres. Population in 1931: 757.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 80904. The County of Gloucester Review Order, 1935
01 Apr 1935 was reduced to enlarge RUARDEAN CP/Ch Area: 4 acres. Population in 1931: 8.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 80904. The County of Gloucester Review Order, 1935
01 Apr 1953 was abolished to enlarge AWRE AP/CP Area: 850 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and Local Government Order No. 3293. The County of Gloucester (Parish of East Dean) Confirmation Order, 1953
01 Apr 1953 was abolished to create CINDERFORD ExP/CP Area: 3925 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and Local Government Order No. 3293. The County of Gloucester (Parish of East Dean) Confirmation Order, 1953
01 Apr 1953 was abolished to create DRYBROOK CP Area: 1753 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and Local Government Order No. 3293. The County of Gloucester (Parish of East Dean) Confirmation Order, 1953
01 Apr 1953 was abolished to enlarge LITTLEDEAN AP/CP Area: 850 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and Local Government Order No. 3293. The County of Gloucester (Parish of East Dean) Confirmation Order, 1953
01 Apr 1953 was abolished to enlarge MITCHELDEAN CP/AP Area: 1704 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and Local Government Order No. 3293. The County of Gloucester (Parish of East Dean) Confirmation Order, 1953
01 Apr 1953 was abolished to create RUSPIDGE CP Area: 3779 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and Local Government Order No. 3293. The County of Gloucester (Parish of East Dean) Confirmation Order, 1953

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CINDERFORD ExP/CP Parish-level Unit   1953 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 169.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, East Dean 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/10369496

Date accessed: 28th March 2024