Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
SHAW	Official	English		1973	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 548.
SHAW AND WHITLEY	Preferred	English	1843		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 548.
SHAW AND WITLEY	Alternate	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 548.

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	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 548.
BRADFORD	Rural Deanery	1872		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 548.
POTTERNE	Rural Deanery	1843	1872	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 548.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1843	was created from part of	MELKSHAM EP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 544.

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.