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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:
SOUTHWARK ST JOHN HORSLEYDOWN
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Civil Parish
Date created:
1733
Date abolished:
1904
Unit ID:
10170618
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 491.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
SOUTHWARK ST JOHN HORSLEYDOWN Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 491.
HORSLEYDOWN 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'.
JOHN ST HORSELYDOWN Alternate English     1821 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
JOHN ST HORSLYDOWN Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST JOHN HORSLEYDOWN Alternate English     1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by SOUTHWARK ST JOHN HORSLEYDOWN EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 491.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
SURREY Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 491.
ST OLAVE RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 491.
BERMONDSEY MetB Local Government District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 308.
SOUTHWARK Borough Ancient District 1733   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 686.
ST JOHN HORSLEYDOWN 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'.
ST OLAVE Lon_SDist Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 491.
ST OLAVE Registration sub-District     1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1904 was abolished to enlarge BERMONDSEY CP/Vest/AP Population in 1911: 6843.   1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 13, 'Changes in the boundaries of civil parishes during the intercensal period 1901-11; effected under the provisions of the Local Government Acts of 1888 and 1894, and by Local Acts'.; The Borough of Bermondsey (Union of Parishes) Scheme, 1903

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, Southwark St John Horsleydown CP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10170618

Date accessed: 19th March 2024