Whitworth (Parish) through time

Whitworth 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
BYERS GREEN Ch/Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 95.
TUDHOE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 117.

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	WHITWORTH EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 118.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
COUNTY DURHAM	Ancient County		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 118.
AUCKLAND RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1937	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 118.
AUCKLAND RSD	Sanitary District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 118.
BISHOP AUCKLAND	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'.
DARLINGTON Wd	Ancient District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 118.
SPENNYMOOR USD	Sanitary District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 118.
SPENNYMOOR UD	Local Government District	1937	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 118.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
31 Dec 1894	was reduced to create	WHITWORTH WITHOUT CP	Houses in 1901: 14.	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 31709 (Appointed day, 1894)
01 Apr 1937	was abolished to create	SPENNYMOOR CP	Area: 984 acres. Population in 1931: 6096.	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

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10169707

Date accessed: 14th November 2025