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Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:
SOUTHAMPTON
Unit Type:
Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:
Incorporation (until 1909)
Poor Law Union (after 1909)
Registration District
Date created:
1772
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10207630
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.

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
HAMPSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
HAMPSHIRE Administrative County     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Jul 1909 was enlarged by gaining part of EASTLEIGH RegD/PLU Portswood (part of Southampton CB), Shirley (part of Southampton CB)   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
SOUTHAMPTON Registration sub-District   01 Jul 1909 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
SOUTHAMPTON EASTERN Registration sub-District 01 Jul 1909   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'.
SOUTHAMPTON WESTERN Registration sub-District 01 Jul 1909   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'.
BITTERNE Tg/CP Parish-level Unit 1924 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
NORTH STONEHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1924 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
PORTSWOOD CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1908 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SHIRLEY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1908 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON CP Parish-level Unit 1912 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON ALL SAINTS AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1772 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON HOLY ROOD CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1772 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON ST JOHN CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1772 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON ST LAWRENCE CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1772 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON ST MARY AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1772 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON ST MICHAEL CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1772 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON ST NICHOLAS CP Parish-level Unit 1920 1925 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Southampton RegD/Inc/PLU through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10207630

Date accessed: 29th March 2024