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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:
WOLVERTON
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Ancient Parish
Civil Parish
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10095670
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 43.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
WOLVERTON Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 43.
WOOLVERTON Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by WOLVERTON EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 43.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 43.
POTTERSPURY RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 43.
NEWPORT Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 43.
POTTERSPURY Registration sub-District     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'.
POTTERSPURY RSD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 43.
SIGELAI Hundred Ancient District     W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (London: Victoria County History, 1927), p. 268-9.
STRATFORD AND WOLVERTON UD Local Government District 1919 1920 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 43.
STRATFORD AND WOLVERTON RD Local Government District 1894 1919 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 43.
WOLVERTON UD Local Government District 1920 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 43.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1927 was enlarged by the abolition of CALVERTON CP/AP Area: 1981 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 71580-The Wolverton (Union of Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1927
01 Apr 1927 was enlarged by the abolition of STONY STRATFORD EAST CP Area: 69 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 71580-The Wolverton (Union of Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1927
01 Apr 1927 was enlarged by the abolition of STONY STRATFORD WEST CP Area: 84 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 71580-The Wolverton (Union of Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1927
01 Apr 1934 was enlarged by the abolition of NEW BRADWELL CP Area: 240 acres. Population in 1931: 3352.   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'.; M. of H. Order No. 77936. The Bucks Review Order, 1934

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ST MARY MAGDALEN Ch Parish-level Unit   early F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 41.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wolverton CP/AP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10095670

Date accessed: 28th March 2024