Hillfarrance (Parish) through time

Hillfarrance 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	HILLFARRANCE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 428.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
SOMERSET	Ancient County		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 428.
WELLINGTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1884	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 428.
MILVERTON	Registration sub-District		1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
TAUNTON AND TAUNTON DEAN Hundred	Ancient District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 428.
WELLINGTON RSD	Sanitary District	1884	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 428.

Boundaries and changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10434580

Date accessed: 12th November 2025