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Preferred Name:
POWNALL FEE
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Township (until 1894)
Civil Parish (1866 - 1894)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
1894
Unit ID:
10009546
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 31.

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
CHESHIRE Ancient County   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 31.
BUCKLOW RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1866 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 31.
ALTRINCHAM RSD Sanitary District   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 31.
CHORLEY CHESHIRE USD Sanitary District 1875 1888 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 31.
MACCLESFIELD Hundred Ancient District   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 31.
WILMSLOW Registration sub-District     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
WILMSLOW USD Sanitary District 1888 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 31.
WILMSLOW AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 31.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
18 Aug 1882 was reduced to enlarge FULSHAW CP/Tn Houses in 1891: 9.   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'.; D.P. ACT, 1882
24 Mar 1888 was reduced to enlarge FULSHAW CP/Tn   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 22377
30 Sep 1894 was reduced to create WILMSLOW CP Houses in 1901: 634.   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 31606
31 Dec 1894 was reduced to create STYAL CP Houses in 1901: 186.   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'.; L.G. Act, 1894 (Appointed day), and County Council Naming Order

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, Pownall Fee 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/10009546

Date accessed: 20th April 2024