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Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:
BRADFORD ON AVON
Unit Type:
Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:
Poor Law Union
Registration District
Date created:
1835
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10063280
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 702.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
BRADFORD ON AVON Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 702.
BRADFORD Alternate English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 702.

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
WILTSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 702.
WILTSHIRE Administrative County     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Jan 1883 was reduced to enlarge BATH RegD/PLU loses the parish of Freshford to Twerton subdist., Bath dist   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BRADFORD NORTH WESTERN Registration sub-District   01 May 1904 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
BRADFORD ON AVON Registration sub-District 01 May 1904   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'.
BRADFORD SOUTH EASTERN Registration sub-District   01 May 1904 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ATWORTH CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1885 1895 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 530.
ATWORTH CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1895 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 530.
BRADFORD ON AVON AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 532.
BRADFORD WITHOUT CP Parish-level Unit 1894   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 532.
BROUGHTON GIFFORD CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 533.
COTTLES CP/ExP Parish-level Unit   1885 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 536.
FRESHFORD AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1836 1882 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 426.
GREAT CHALFIELD CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1885 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 533.
HOLT CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 541.
LAND COMMON TO MELKSHAM WITHOUT AND BROUGHTON ExP Parish-level Unit     1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
LIMPLEY STOKE CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1894   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 543.
LITTLE CHALFIELD CP/AP/ExP/Ch Parish-level Unit   1885 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 534.
MONKTON FARLEIGH AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 545.
SOUTH WRAXALL Ch/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 523.
WESTWOOD Ch/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 551.
WINGFIELD CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 522.
WINSLEY Ch/CP 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, Bradford on Avon RegD/PLU through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10063280

Date accessed: 07th November 2024