Rumboldswyke (Parish) through time

Rumboldswyke 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

The following alternate names for this unit exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
RUMBOLDSWYKE	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 520.
RUMBOLDS WYKE	Alternate	English			1851 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	RUMBOLDSWYKE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 520.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SUSSEX	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 520.
WESTHAMPNETT RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 520.
BOX AND STOCKBRIDGE Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 520.
CHICHESTER USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 520.
CHICHESTER AD_City/Borough	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 520.
CHICHESTER MB	Local Government District	1835	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 520.
OVING	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
WESTHAMPNETT RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 520.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
31 Dec 1894	was reduced to enlarge	OVING AP/CP	Houses in 1901: 6.	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 31762 (Appointed day, 1894)
26 Mar 1896	was abolished to create	CHICHESTER CP	Houses in 1901: 477.	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 34011

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10310337

Date accessed: 15th November 2025