Orrell and Ford Parish (CP/Tn) through time

Orrell and Ford Parish (CP/Tn)

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.

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

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
ORRELL AND FORD	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.
ORELL AND FORD	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'.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Township	Tn			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Civil Parish	CP	1866	1905	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
LANCASHIRE	Ancient County		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.
WEST DERBY PLU/RegD	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1905	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.
WEST DERBY RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	01 Jan 1881	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'.
LITHERLAND	Registration sub-District		1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
SEFTON RD	Local Government District	1905	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.
WEST DERBY RSD	Sanitary District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.
WEST DERBY Wap/Hundred	Ancient District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.
SEFTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
09 Nov 1905	was abolished to create	FORD CP	Population in 1911: 400.	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 13, 'Changes in the boundaries of civil parishes during the intercensal period 1901-11; effected under the provisions of the Local Government Acts of 1888 and 1894, and by Local Acts'.; The Bootle Corporation Act, 1905
09 Nov 1905	was abolished to create	ORRELL CP	Population in 1911: 3907.	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 13, 'Changes in the boundaries of civil parishes during the intercensal period 1901-11; effected under the provisions of the Local Government Acts of 1888 and 1894, and by Local Acts'.; The Bootle Corporation Act, 1905

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Orrell and Ford Parish (CP/Tn) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10375368

Date accessed: 15th December 2025