St Giles on the Heath Parish

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Industry

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Social Structure

Social Structure

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Housing

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Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names for this unit exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
ST GILES ON THE HEATH Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
GILES ST IN THE HEATH Alternate English     1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
GILES ST ON THE HEATH Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST GILES IN THE HEATH Alternate English     1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by ST GILES ON THE HEATH EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
DEVON Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
HOLSWORTHY RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1837 1852 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
LAUNCESTON RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1852 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
BLACK TORRINGTON Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
BROADWOODWIDGER RD Local Government District 1894 1966 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
HOLSWORTHY RD Local Government District 1966 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
LAUNCESTON RSD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
NORTH PETHERWIN 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'.
ST STEPHENS Registration sub-District     1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1966 was enlarged by gaining part of WERRINGTON CP/AP Area: 583 acres.   1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Cornwall and Devon (Broadwoodwidger) Order, 1965
01 Apr 1966 was reduced to enlarge WERRINGTON CP/AP Area: 2 acres.   1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Cornwall and Devon (Broadwoodwidger) Order, 1965

Boundary Map of St Giles on the Heath Parish

If the boundaries of the Parish-level Unit changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, St Giles on the Heath (Parish) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10035200

Date accessed: 13th November 2025