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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:
BRITWELL PRIOR
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Chapelry (until 1866)
Civil Parish (1866 - 1912)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
1912
Unit ID:
10321360
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 393.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
BRITWELL PRIOR Preferred English   1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 393.
BRIGHTWELL PRIOR Alternate English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 393.

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
OXFORDSHIRE Ancient County   1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 393.
HENLEY RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District   1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 393.
EWELME Hundred Ancient District   1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 393.
HENLEY RSD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 393.
HENLEY RD Local Government District   1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 393.
WATLINGTON Registration sub-District   1912 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'.
NEWINGTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 393.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Oct 1912 was abolished to create BRITWELL CP Area: 720 acres. Population in 1921: 55.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; The County of Oxford (Britwell) Confirmation Order, 1912 (No. 59587)

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Britwell Prior CP/Ch through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10321360

Date accessed: 19th April 2024