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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.
Housing

Housing

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

Preferred Name:
OPENSHAW
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Township
Civil Parish (1866 - 1896)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10375230
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by OPENSHAW EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
LANCASHIRE Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.
CHORLTON RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District   1896 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.
ARDWICK Registration sub-District     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
MANCHESTER USD Sanitary District 1890 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.
MANCHESTER CB/MB Local Government District 1890 1896 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.
OPENSHAW USD Sanitary District 1875 1890 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.
SALFORD Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.
MANCHESTER AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
24 Mar 1889 was enlarged by gaining part of DROYLSDEN CP/Tn Little Droylsden Houses in 1891: 38.   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 22623
26 Mar 1896 was abolished to create SOUTH MANCHESTER CP Houses in 1901: 5782.   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 33847

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Openshaw CP/Tn through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10375230

Date accessed: 01st November 2024