Canterbury (County Borough) through time

Canterbury County Borough

Created: 1835 Abolished: 1974

Statistics

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.

Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

Canterbury County Borough

Alternative names

The following alternate names for this unit exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
CANTERBURY	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 633.
E190513	CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts	English

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BEKESBOURNE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1868	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 260.
CANTERBURY CP	Parish-level Unit	1897		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 263.
CANTERBURY ALL SAINTS CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 263.
CANTERBURY BLACK PRINCES CHANTRY CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit		1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 263.
CANTERBURY CHRISTCHURCH CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit		1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 263.
CANTERBURY EAST BRIDGE HOSPITAL CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit		1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 263.
CANTERBURY OLD CASTLE CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit		1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 263.
CANTERBURY ST ALPHEGE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 263.
CANTERBURY ST ANDREW CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 264.
CANTERBURY ST AUGUSTINE ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 264.
CANTERBURY ST GEORGE THE MARTYR CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 264.
CANTERBURY ST GREGORY THE GREAT CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit		1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 264.
CANTERBURY ST JOHNS HOSPITAL CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit		1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 264.
CANTERBURY ST MARGARET CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 264.
CANTERBURY ST MARTIN CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 264.
CANTERBURY ST MARY BREDIN CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 264.
CANTERBURY ST MARY BREDMAN CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 264.
CANTERBURY ST MARY MAGDALEN AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 264.
CANTERBURY ST MARY NORTH GATE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 264.
CANTERBURY ST MILDRED CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 264.
CANTERBURY ST PAUL CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 264.
CANTERBURY ST PETER CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 264.
CANTERBURY THE ARCHBISHOPS PALACE PRECINCTS CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit		1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 263.
CANTERBURY WHITE FRIARS ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 264.
DANE JOHN LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
FORDWICH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 271.
HACKINGTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 273.
HOLY CROSS WESTGATE WITHIN CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 275.
HOLY CROSS WESTGATE WITHIN ParPart/CP	Parish-level Unit		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 263.
HOLY CROSS WESTGATE WITHOUT CP	Parish-level Unit	1911?	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'.
LITTLEBOURNE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 279.
NACKINGTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 282.
NORTH GATE LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
PATRIXBOURNE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 283.
STAPLEGATE CP/Vle/ExP	Parish-level Unit		1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 290.
ST DUNSTAN CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 286.
ST DUNSTAN WITHIN CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 287.
STURRY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1890	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 291.
THANINGTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 292.
THANINGTON WITHIN CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 292.
WEST GATE LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.

Other related units

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was preceded by	CANTERBURY Borough	Ancient District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 633.
was succeeded by	CANTERBURY	Built-up Area	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Built Up Areas (December 2024) Boundaries EW)

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
KENT	Administrative County	1835	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 633.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1934	was enlarged by the abolition of	BLEAN RD	parts of Hackington and St. Dunstan Without CPs Area: 601 acres. Population in 1931: 546.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; The Canterbury Extension Act, 1933
01 Apr 1934	was enlarged by the abolition of	BRIDGE RD	parts of Harbledown and Thanington Without CPs Area: 114 acres. Population in 1931: 117.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; The Canterbury Extension Act, 1933
01 Apr 1952	was enlarged by gaining part of	BRIDGE BLEAN RD	parts of Hackington, Harbledown CPs Area: 108 acres.	1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; Canterbury (Extension) Act, 1951

Boundary Map of Canterbury County Borough

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Canterbury (County Borough) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10025722

Date accessed: 16th November 2025