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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
COUNTY DURHAM	Ancient County	1886	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
AUCKLAND RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1866	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
AUCKLAND RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
BISHOP AUCKLAND USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
BISHOP AUCKLAND	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
DARLINGTON Wd	Ancient District	1886	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1886	was created through the abolition of	POLLARDS LAND Tn/CP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 112.
25 Mar 1886	was enlarged by gaining part of	COUNDON CP/Ch/Tn	Station Houses at Southchurch Houses in 1891: 8.	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 17588
25 Mar 1886	was reduced to enlarge	COUNDON GRANGE CP/Tn	Black Boy, Brick Yard, &c Houses in 1891: 276.	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 17588
25 Mar 1886	was enlarged by gaining part of	ESCOMB CP/Ch	Part of the hamlet of Hatherley Houses in 1891: 12.	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 17588
31 Dec 1894	was reduced to create	BISHOP AUCKLAND CP	Houses in 1901: 2387.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 31709 (Appointed day, 1894)
31 Dec 1894	was reduced to create	POLLARDS LAND CP	Houses in 1901: 269.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 31709 (Appointed day, 1894)

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