Brailes (Parish) through time

Brailes Parish

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

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

How we use the land; crops and farm animals.

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Alternative names

The following alternate names for this unit exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
BRAILES	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 440.
BRAILS	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
TANWORTH IN ARDEN AP/Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 454.

Other related units

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	BRAILES EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 439.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
WARWICKSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 440.
SHIPSTON ON STOUR RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 440.
BRAILES RD	Local Government District	1894	1931	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 440.
HALFORD	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'.
KINGTON Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 440.
SHIPSTON ON STOUR RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 440.
SHIPSTON ON STOUR RD	Local Government District	1931	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 440.
SHIPSTON ON STOUR	Registration sub-District			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'.

Boundaries and changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10298532

Date accessed: 15th November 2025