Administrative unit

Launceston USD

Sanitary District

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Population

 Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

Preferred Name:
LAUNCESTON
Unit Type:
Sanitary District
Status:
Urban Sanitary District (until 1894)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
1894
Unit ID:
10214804
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

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
SOUTH WESTERN Poor Law/Registration Division     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Ages of Males and Females in Sanitary Districts'.
CORNWALL Poor Law/Registration County   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
LAWHITTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1875 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 63.
SOUTH PETHERWIN AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1875 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 66.
ST MARY MAGDALENE AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 69.
ST STEPHENS AP/CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1875 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 70.
ST THOMAS STREET CP/Hmlt Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 70.
ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1875 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 70.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Launceston USD through time | Census tables with data for the Sanitary District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10214804

Date accessed: 16th February 2025