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Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
GREAT BROUGHTON	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 49.
BROUGHTON GREAT	Alternate	English			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.

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
CUMBERLAND	Ancient County		1898	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 49.
COCKERMOUTH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1866	1898	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 49.
ALLERDALE BELOW DERWENT Wd	Ancient District		1898	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 49.
COCKERMOUTH RSD	Sanitary District	1866	1898	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 49.
COCKERMOUTH RD	Local Government District	1866	1898	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 49.
COCKERMOUTH	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
BRIDEKIRK CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 49.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
24 Mar 1887	was enlarged by gaining part of	LITTLE BROUGHTON CP/Tn	Harker Lodge Marsh, and Sunny Slack Houses in 1891: 17.	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 20630
01 Oct 1898	was reduced to create	BROUGHTON CP	Houses in 1901: 180.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 38315
01 Oct 1898	was reduced to create	BROUGHTON MOOR CP	Houses in 1901: 118.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 38315

Lower level units

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