Shipston on Stour Rural District (RD)

Created: 1894   Abolished: 1974

Statistics

Population

Population

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

Industry

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

Social Structure

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

Learning & Language

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

Life & Death

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

Work & Poverty

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

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
SHIPSTON ON STOUR Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 753.
E391085 CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts English    

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ALDERMINSTER AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 471.
BARCHESTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 437.
BARTON ON THE HEATH AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 437.
BATSFORD AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1896 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 164.
BLOCKLEY AP/Tn/CP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 473.
BRAILES CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 440.
BURMINGTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 440.
BUTLERS MARSTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 448.
CHERINGTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 441.
COMPTON WYNYATES CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 411.
GREAT WOLFORD AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 457.
HALFORD AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 445.
HONINGTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 446.
IDLICTOE AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 446.
ILMINGTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 446.
LITTLE COMPTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 441.
LITTLE WOLFORD CP/Hmlt Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 457.
LONG COMPTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 441.
OXHILL AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 450.
PILLERTON HERSEY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 450.
PILLERTON PRIORS CP Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 450.
SHIPSTON ON STOUR Ch/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 488.
STOURTON CP/Hmlt Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 453.
STRETTON ON FOSSE AP/Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 453.
SUTTON UNDER BRAILES CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 454.
TIDMINGTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 490.
TREDINGTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 490.
TYSOE CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 455.
WHATCOTE AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 456.
WHICHFORD AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 456.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
WARWICKSHIRE Administrative County 1931 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 753.
WORCESTERSHIRE Administrative County 1894 1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 753.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1931 was enlarged by the abolition of BRAILES RD Area: 45998 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Provisional Orders Confirmation (Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire) Act, 1931
01 Apr 1931 was reduced to enlarge CAMPDEN RD Blockley CP Area: 7896 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Provisional Orders Confirmation (Gloucestershire Warwickshire and Worcestershire) Act, 1931
01 Apr 1931 was reduced to enlarge CAMPDEN RD Blockley CP Area: 7896 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Provisional Orders Confirmation (Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire) Act, 1931
01 Apr 1931 was reduced to enlarge STRATFORD ON AVON RD Alderminster CP Area: 3229 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Provisional Orders Confirmation (Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire) Act, 1931

Boundary Map of Shipston on Stour Rural District (RD)

If the boundaries of the Local Government District changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Shipston on Stour Rural District (RD) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10061921

Date accessed: 16th February 2026