Administrative unit

Leigh RSD

Sanitary District

Available Themes

Population

Population

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

Preferred Name:
LEIGH
Unit Type:
Sanitary District
Status:
Rural Sanitary District (until 1894)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
1894
Unit ID:
10074733
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 685.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

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
NORTH WESTERN Poor Law/Registration Division     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Ages of Males and Females in Sanitary Districts'.
LANCASHIRE Poor Law/Registration County   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 685.

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
ASTLEY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 144.
CULCETH CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 160.
GOLBORNE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 168.
KENYON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 176.
LOWTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 183.
PENNINGTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 193.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Leigh RSD through time | Census tables with data for the Sanitary District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10074733

Date accessed: 18th April 2024