Basford (Parish) through time

Basford 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.

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

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	BASFORD EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 355.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 355.
BASFORD RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 355.
BASFORD RSD	Sanitary District	1875	1877	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 355.
BROXTOWE Wap/Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 355.
BULWELL	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
NOTTINGHAM CB/MB	Local Government District	1877	1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 355.
NOTTINGHAM CB/MB	Local Government District	1889	1899	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 355.
NOTTINGHAM USD	Sanitary District	1877	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 355.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1899	was abolished to enlarge	NOTTINGHAM CP	Houses in 1901: 5582.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 39566

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10256434

Date accessed: 06th December 2025