Administrative unit

Rishton USD

Sanitary District

Available Themes

Population

Population

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

Preferred Name:
RISHTON
Unit Type:
Sanitary District
Status:
Urban Sanitary District
Date created:
1882
Date abolished:
1894
Unit ID:
10167309
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 686.

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 1882 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 686.

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
RISHTON Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1882 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 197.
How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10167309

Date accessed: 29th March 2024