High Ongar (Parish) through time

High Ongar 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

The following alternate names for this unit exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
HIGH ONGAR	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 146.
ONGAR HIGH	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.

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	HIGH ONGAR EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 146.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ESSEX	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 146.
ONGAR RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 146.
BOBBINGWORTH	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'.
EPPING AND ONGAR RD	Local Government District	1955	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 146.
ONGAR RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 146.
ONGAR Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 146.
ONGAR RD	Local Government District	1894	1955	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 146.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1946	was reduced to enlarge	BOBBINGWORTH AP/CP	Area: 962 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; M. of H. Order No. 104866. The County of Essex (Rural parishes) Confirmation Order, 1946
01 Apr 1946	was reduced to enlarge	NORTON MANDEVILLE ExP/CP/AP	Area: 543 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; M. of H. Order No. 104866. The County of Essex (Rural parishes) Confirmation Order, 1946
01 Apr 1965	was reduced to create	ONGAR CP	Area: 173 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 LGBO No. 19070. The Essex (Parish of Ongar) Confirmation Order, 1965
01 Apr 1968	was enlarged by the abolition of	NORTON MANDEVILLE ExP/CP/AP	Area: 533 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 LGBO No. 34453. The Essex (Parish of High Ongar) Confirmation Order, 1968

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10245187

Date accessed: 10th November 2025