Stepney 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.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names for this unit exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
STEPNEY Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 345.
ST DUNSTAN STEPNEY Alternate English     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
STEPNEY ST DUNSTAN Alternate English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 345.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BETHNAL GREEN Vest/ExP/CP Parish-level Unit   1743 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 316.
BOW CP/ExP Parish-level Unit   1719 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 316.
LIMEHOUSE CP/ExP Parish-level Unit   1725 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 333.
MILE END NEW TOWN CP/Hmlt Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 334.
MILE END OLD TOWN CP/Vest/Hmlt Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 334.
POPLAR CP/ExP/Ch Parish-level Unit   1817 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 338.
RATCLIFFE CP/Hmlt Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 338.
SHADWELL ParLib/CP Parish-level Unit   1670 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 342.
ST GEORGE IN THE EAST ParPart/Vest/CP Parish-level Unit   1729 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 340.
WAPPING Hmlt/CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1729 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 347.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by STEPNEY EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 345.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
MIDDLESEX Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 345.
STEPNEY RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
OSSULSTONE Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 345.

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Boundary Map of Stepney Parish

If the boundaries of the Parish-level Unit changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10211827

Date accessed: 15th November 2025