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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:
HEREFORD
Unit Type:
Local Government District
Status:
Municipal Borough
Date created:
1835
Date abolished:
1974
Unit ID:
10027275
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 670.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
HEREFORD Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 670.
HEREFORD CITY OF Alternate English     1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Industries (condensed list) of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)'.
E160442 CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts English    

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was preceded by HEREFORD Borough Ancient District F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 670.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
HEREFORDSHIRE Administrative County 1894 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 670.

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
BARTONSHAM 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'.
BREINTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 124.
BULLINGHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 125.
CENTRAL 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'.
HEREFORD CP Parish-level Unit 1932   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 129.
HEREFORD ALL SAINTS CP/Ch Parish-level Unit   1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 129.
HEREFORD ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PA/CP Parish-level Unit   1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 129.
HEREFORD ST MARTIN CP/PA Parish-level Unit   1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 129.
HEREFORD ST NICHOLAS CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 129.
HEREFORD ST OWEN CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 129.
HEREFORD ST PETER CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 129.
HEREFORD THE VINEYARD CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1858 1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 129.
HOLMER 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'.
HOLMER AND SHELWICK CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 129.
HOLMER WITHIN CP Parish-level Unit 1884 1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 129.
HUNTINGTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit   1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 129.
ST MARTINS 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'.
ST NICHOLAS 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'.
TUPSLEY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 135.
TUPSLEY 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'.
UPPER BULLINGHAM CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866 1885 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 125.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Hereford MB through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10027275

Date accessed: 27th April 2024