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

Preferred Name:
ST PETROX
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Chapelry
Civil Parish (early - 1891)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10050959
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
ST PETROX Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
DARTMOUTH ST PETROX Alternate English     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
PETROX ST Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

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

Unit history

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.
TOTNES RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District   1891 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
COLERIDGE Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
DARTMOUTH MB Local Government District   1891 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
DARTMOUTH Registration sub-District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
DARTMOUTH Borough Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
DARTMOUTH USD Sanitary District   1891 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
TOWNSTALL AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
25 Mar 1886 was enlarged by gaining part of STOKE FLEMING AP/CP All that part within the MB of Dartmouth Houses in 1891: 15.   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 19441
26 Mar 1891 was abolished to create DARTMOUTH CP Houses in 1901: 192.   1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 26400

Lower level units

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

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, St Petrox CP/Ch through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10050959

Date accessed: 28th March 2024