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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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Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:
PETERBOROUGH
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Ancient Parish
Civil Parish (until 1894)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10279690
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 307.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
PETERBOROUGH Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 307.
JOHN ST THE BAPTIST Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
PETERBOROUGH ST JOHN THE BAPTIST Alternate English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 307.
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST Alternate English     1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by PETERBOROUGH EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 307.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 307.
PETERBOROUGH RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 307.
NASSABOROUGH Liberty/Hundred Ancient District     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
PETERBOROUGH USD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 307.
PETERBOROUGH RSD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 307.
PETERBOROUGH MB Local Government District   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 307.
PETERBOROUGH Registration sub-District   1894 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
PETERBOROUGH AD_City/Borough Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 307.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
31 Dec 1894 was reduced to create PETERBOROUGH WITHIN CP Houses in 1901: 6026.   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'.; L.G. Act, 1894 (Appointed day), and County Council Naming Order
31 Dec 1894 was reduced to create PETERBOROUGH WITHOUT CP Houses in 1901: 292.   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'.; L.G. Act, 1894 (Appointed day), and County Council Naming Order

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
LONGTHORPE CP/PA Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 303.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Peterborough 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/10279690

Date accessed: 29th March 2024