Hawkhurst Parish

Statistics

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.
Social Structure

Social Structure

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

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
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We know of no alternate names.

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 HAWKHURST EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 274.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
KENT Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 274.
SUSSEX Ancient County   1886 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 274.
CRANBROOK RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 274.
CRANBROOK Hundred Ancient District   nineteenth century F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 274.
CRANBROOK RSD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 274.
CRANBROOK RD Local Government District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 274.
EAST BARNFIELD Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 274.
HAWKHURST 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'.
HENHURST Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 274.
SELBRITTENDEN Hundred Ancient District   nineteenth century F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 274.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
25 Mar 1886 was reduced to enlarge ETCHINGHAM AP/CP That part in Sussex 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 18118
25 Mar 1886 was enlarged by gaining part of SANDHURST AP/CP   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 18118

Boundary Map of Hawkhurst Parish

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Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10088550

Date accessed: 13th November 2025