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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
COUNTY DURHAM	Ancient County	1895	1936	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 94.
SOUTH SHIELDS RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1895	1936	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 94.
JARROW	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'.
SOUTH SHIELDS RD	Local Government District	1895	1936	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 94.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1895	was created from part of	BOLDON AP/CP	Houses in 1901: 563.	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 32574
01 Apr 1936	was abolished to enlarge	BOLDON AP/CP	Area: 1789 acres. Population in 1931: 6714.	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. 83526. The County of Durham Review Order, 1936
01 Apr 1936	was abolished to enlarge	HEWORTH Ch/CP	Area: 57 acres. Population in 1931: 95.	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. 83526. The County of Durham Review Order, 1936
01 Apr 1936	was abolished to enlarge	JARROW AP/CP	Area: 4 acres. Population in 1931: 0.	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. 83526. The County of Durham Review Order, 1936

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