Crook and Billy Row Parish

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Population

Population

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Industry

Industry

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Housing

Housing

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We know of no alternate names.

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

We know of no associations with other units.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
COUNTY DURHAM Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.
AUCKLAND RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1866 1937 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.
AUCKLAND RSD Sanitary District 1866 1937 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.
AUCKLAND RD Local Government District 1894 1898 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.
CROOK UD Local Government District 1898 1937 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.
DARLINGTON Wd Ancient District   1829 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.
DURHAM Wd Ancient District 1829   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.
HAMSTERLEY 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'.
BRANCEPETH CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1937 was abolished to create CROOK AND WILLINGTON CP Area: 4056 acres. Population in 1931: 11690.   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. 86335. The County of Durham Review Order, 1937

Boundary Map of Crook and Billy Row Parish

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Crook and Billy Row (Parish) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10132630

Date accessed: 12th November 2025