Penton Mewsey (Parish) through time

Penton Mewsey Parish

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

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

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

How we use the land; crops and farm animals.

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

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
PENTON MEWSEY	Manor			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register

Other related units

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	PENTON MEWSEY EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 217.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
HAMPSHIRE	Ancient County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 217.
ANDOVER RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 616.
ANDOVER Hundred	Ancient District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 613.
ANDOVER RSD	Sanitary District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 618.
ANDOVER RD	Local Government District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 619.
ANDOVER	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'.

Boundaries and changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Penton Mewsey (Parish) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10050571

Date accessed: 06th December 2025