Administrative unit

Melksham RSD

Sanitary District

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

Preferred Name:
MELKSHAM
Unit Type:
Sanitary District
Status:
Rural Sanitary District (until 1894)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
1894
Unit ID:
10154080
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 704.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

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
SOUTH WESTERN Poor Law/Registration Division     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Ages of Males and Females in Sanitary Districts'.
WILTSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 704.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
HILPERTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 540.
MELKSHAM AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 544.
SEEND CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 548.
SEMINGTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 548.
TROWBRIDGE AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 551.
WHADDON CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 552.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Melksham RSD through time | Census tables with data for the Sanitary District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10154080

Date accessed: 31st October 2024