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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DORSET	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 105.
SHAFTESBURY RegD/Inc/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1894	1921	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 105.
SHAFTESBURY RD	Local Government District		1921	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 105.
SHAFTESBURY	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
31 Dec 1894	was created from part of	SHAFTESBURY ST JAMES AP/CP	Houses in 1901: 44.	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 31568 (Appointed day, 1894)
09 Nov 1921	was abolished to enlarge	SHAFTESBURY CP	Area: 51 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Provisional Order Confirmation (Shaftesbury Extension) Act, 1921

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