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Industry

Industry

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Social Structure

Social Structure

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Preferred Name:
KNIGHTON
Unit Type:
Ancient District
Status:
Hundred
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10181150
Authorities:
M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 98.

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
RADNORSHIRE Ancient County     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 98.

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
ABATY CWM HIR CP/AP Parish-level Unit     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
BRAMPTON BRYAN AP/CP/Tn Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 124.
BUGEILDY CP/AP Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 23.
CHURCH Tn Parish-level Unit     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
GOLON Tn Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 1.
HEYOP CP Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 91.
KNIGHTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 98.
LLANANNO AP/CP Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 101.
LLANBADARN FYNYDD AP/CP Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 103.
LLANBISTER CP/AP Parish-level Unit     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
LLANDDEWI YSTRADENNI CP/AP Parish-level Unit     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SMITE AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 452.
STANAGE PrLdp/CP/AP Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 198.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Knighton Hundred through time | Census tables with data for the Ancient District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10181150

Date accessed: 29th March 2024