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Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
COSHAM	Official	English	1894	1921	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 203.
WIDLEY	Preferred	English	1921	1932	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 227.

Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
HAMPSHIRE	Ancient County	1894	1932	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 227.
FAREHAM RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1894	1932	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
FAREHAM RD	Local Government District	1894	1932	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 621.
FAREHAM RSD	Sanitary District	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 618.
FAREHAM	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 through the abolition of	WYMERING CP/AP	Houses in 1901: 131.	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 31852 (Appointed day, 1894)
09 Nov 1904	was reduced to enlarge	PORTSMOUTH AP/CP	Population in 1911: 588.	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 13, 'Changes in the boundaries of civil parishes during the intercensal period 1901-11; effected under the provisions of the Local Government Acts of 1888 and 1894, and by Local Acts'.; The Portsmouth (Extension) Order, 1904
01 Oct 1920	was reduced to enlarge	PORTSMOUTH AP/CP	Area: 1914 acres. Population in 1921: 2616.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Portsmouth Corporation Act, 1920
01 Apr 1932	was abolished to enlarge	HAVANT CP/AP	Area: 110 acres. Population in 1931: 850.	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. 76235. The County of Southampton Review Order, 1932
01 Apr 1932	was abolished to create	SOUTHWICK AND WIDLEY CP	Area: 1072 acres. Population in 1931: 111.	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. 76235. The County of Southampton Review Order, 1932

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