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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:
LITTLE CHESTER
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Township (until 1898)
Civil Parish (1866 - 1898)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
1898
Unit ID:
10076316
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 70.

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
DERBYSHIRE Ancient County   1898 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 70.
DERBY RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1866 1898 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 70.
DERBY CB/MB Local Government District 1877 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 70.
DERBY USD Sanitary District 1866 1898 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 70.
DERBY CB/MB Local Government District 1889 1898 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 70.
DERBY Registration sub-District     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
MORLESTON AND LITCHURCH Hundred Ancient District   1898 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 70.
ST ALKMUND Registration sub-District     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'.
DERBY ST ALKMUND AP/CP/Tn Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 70.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
26 Mar 1898 was abolished to create DERBY CP Houses in 1901: 426.   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 37890

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, Little Chester 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/10076316

Date accessed: 29th March 2024