Westgate Hundred

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.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
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We know of no alternate names.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CANTERBURY EAST BRIDGE HOSPITAL CP/ExP Parish-level Unit     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY HOLY CROSS WESTGATE AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 263.
CANTERBURY ST GREGORY THE GREAT CP/ExP Parish-level Unit     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CHARTHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 265.
DUNKIRK CP/Vle/ExP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 269.
HACKINGTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 273.
HARBLEDOWN AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 274.
HOLY CROSS WESTGATE WITHOUT ParPart/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 263.
MILTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 281.
MINT CP/ExP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 281.
STAPLEGATE CP/Vle/ExP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 290.
ST DUNSTAN CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 286.
ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL CP/ExP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 287.
THANINGTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 292.
WHITSTABLE CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 294.

We know of no associations with other units.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
KENT Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 631.
ST AUGUSTINE Lathe Division of Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 631.

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Westgate (Hundred) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10140997

Date accessed: 13th November 2025