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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:
MOORSLEY
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Township (until 1937)
Civil Parish (1866 - 1937)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
1937
Unit ID:
10144462
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by MOORSLEY EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
COUNTY DURHAM Ancient County   1937 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
HOUGHTON LE SPRING RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1866 1937 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
DURHAM Wd Ancient District 1829 1937 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
EASINGTON Wd Ancient District   1829 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
HETTON LE HOLE 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'.
HOUGHTON LE SPRING RD Local Government District 1866 1937 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
HOUGHTON LE SPRING RSD Sanitary District 1866 1937 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
HOUGHTON LE SPRING CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1937 was abolished to create HETTON CP Area: 601 acres. Population in 1931: 975.   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. 86335. The County of Durham Review Order, 1937

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10144462

Date accessed: 29th March 2024