Wimborne and Cranborne RD through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District

Administrative unit

Wimborne and Cranborne RD

Local Government District

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Total Population 1911 to 1961: Population grew from 14,964 in 1911 to 28,121 in 1961.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1911 to 1971: Population pyramids, using 5-year age groups.
Infant Mortality Rate 1911 to 1973: The highest rate recorded was 99.26 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1915, and the lowest was 7.19 in 1969.

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Preferred Name:: WIMBORNE AND CRANBORNE
Unit Type:: Local Government District
Status:: Rural District
Date created:: 1894
Date abolished:: 1974
Unit ID:: 10001894
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 596.

Wimborne and Cranborne RD, Dorset

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
WIMBORNE AND CRANBORNE	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 596.
E100259	CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts	English

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
DORSET	Administrative County	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 596.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1933	was enlarged by the abolition of	POOLE RD	part of Canford Magna CP Area: 179 acres. Population in 1931: 0.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 77049. The Dorsetshire Review Order, 1933
01 Apr 1933	was reduced to enlarge	WIMBORNE MINSTER UD	part of Colehill CP Area: 79 acres. Population in 1931: 180.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 77049. The Dorsetshire Review Order, 1933
15 Aug 1947	was enlarged by gaining part of	RINGWOOD AND FORDINGBRIDGE RD	part of St. Leonards and St. Ives CP Area: 1 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; M. of H. Order under Section 145 of the LGA, 1933 (Alteration of watercourse)
15 Aug 1947	was reduced to enlarge	RINGWOOD AND FORDINGBRIDGE RD	part of West Parley CP Area: 1 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; M. of H. Order under Section 145 of the LGA, 1933 (Alteration of watercourses)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ALDERHOLT Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 106.
ALMER AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1935	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 106.
CHALBURY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.
COLEHILL CP	Parish-level Unit	1896		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.
CORFE MULLEN Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 110.
CRANBORNE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 110.
EAST WOODYATES CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit		1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 123.
EDMONDSHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 110.
FARNHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 110.
GUSSAGE ALL SAINTS CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 111.
GUSSAGE ST MICHAEL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 111.
HAMPRESTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 615.
HINTON MARTELL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 112.
HINTON PARVA AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 112.
HOLT Tg/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 112.
HORTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 112.
LONG CRICHEL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 110.
MOOR CRICHEL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 110.
PAMPHILL CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 116.
PENTRIDGE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 116.
SHAPWICK CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 118.
SIXPENNY HANDLEY AP/Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 112.
STURMINSTER MARSHALL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 119.
VERWOOD Hmlt/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 121.
WEST MOORS CP	Parish-level Unit	1956		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 115.
WEST PARLEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 116.
WEST WOODYATES CP/AP/ExP	Parish-level Unit		1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 123.
WIMBORNE ST GILES AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 122.
WITCHAMPTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 123.
WOODLANDS Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 123.

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wimborne and Cranborne RD through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10001894

Date accessed: 19th April 2024