Yeovil RD through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District

Administrative unit

Yeovil RD

Local Government District

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Life & Death

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Total Population 1911 to 1961: Population grew from 16,457 in 1911 to 24,827 in 1961.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1911 to 1961: In 1911, only 8.48 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1961 11.04 per cent were.
Infant Mortality Rate 1911 to 1973: The highest rate recorded was 89.22 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1919, and the lowest was 6.26 in 1968.

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

Preferred Name:: YEOVIL
Unit Type:: Local Government District
Status:: Rural District
Date created:: 1894
Date abolished:: 1974
Unit ID:: 10186286
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 675.

Yeovil RD, Somerset

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
YEOVIL	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 675.
E320939	CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts	English

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SOMERSET	Administrative County	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 675.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1959	was reduced to enlarge	YEOVIL MB	part of Yeovil Without CP Area: 37 acres.	1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and Local Government Order No. 7707. The Somerset (Borough of Yeovil) Confirmation Order, 1959
01 Apr 1967	was reduced to enlarge	YEOVIL MB	part of Yeovil Without CP Area: 35 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; M. of H. and Local Government Order No. 27282. The Somerset (Borough of Yeovil) Confirmation Order, 1967

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ASH Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1895		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 414.
ASHINGTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 414.
BARWICK AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 415.
BRYMPTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 419.
CHILTHORNE DOMER CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 421.
CHILTON CANTELO CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 421.
CHISELBOROUGH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 421.
CLOSWORTH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 422.
EAST CHINNOCK CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 421.
EAST COKER CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 422.
HARDINGTON MANDEVILLE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 427.
HASLEBURY PLUCKNETT AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 427.
ILCHESTER AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 429.
LIMINGTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 430.
LONG LOAD Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1895		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 430.
LUFTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 431.
MARSTON MAGNA AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 431.
MARTOCK AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 431.
MONTACUTE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 432.
MUDFORD CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 432.
NORTHOVER AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 433.
NORTH PERROT CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 434.
NORTON SUB HAMDON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 433.
ODCOMBE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 433.
PENDOMER CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 433.
PODIMORE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 434.
PRESTON PLUCKNETT Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit		1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 434.
RIMPTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 435.
SOCK DENNIS ExP/AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1957	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 436.
SOUTH PETHERTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 434.
STOKE SUB HAMDON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 438.
SUTTON BINGHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 438.
THORNE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 439.
TINTINHULL CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 439.
WEST CAMEL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 420.
WEST CHINNOCK CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 421.
WEST COKER CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 422.
YEOVILTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 444.
YEOVIL WITHOUT CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 444.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Yeovil RD through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10186286

Date accessed: 23rd May 2022