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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BEDFORDSHIRE	Ancient County	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5.
LUTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5.
LUTON RD	Local Government District	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5.
LUTON	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
01 Apr 1907	was reduced to enlarge	FLAMSTEAD Ch/AP/CP		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 Counties of Bedford and Hertford (Alteration of County Boundaries) Order, 1906
01 Apr 1907	was reduced to enlarge	FLAMSTEAD Ch/AP/CP		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 Counties of Bedford and Hertford (Alteration of County Boundaries) Order, 1906
01 Apr 1907	was reduced to enlarge	MARKYATE CP		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 Counties of Bedford and Hertford (Alteration of County Boundaries) Order, 1906
01 Apr 1907	was enlarged by gaining part of	MARKYATE CP		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 Counties of Bedford and Hertford (Alteration of County Boundaries) Order, 1906
01 Apr 1907	was enlarged by gaining part of	MARKYATE CP		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 Counties of Bedford and Hertford (Alteration of County Boundaries) Order, 1906
01 Apr 1907	was reduced to enlarge	MARKYATE CP		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 Counties of Bedford and Hertford (Alteration of County Boundaries) Order, 1906
01 Oct 1928	was reduced to enlarge	LUTON CP/AP	Area: 93 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Provisional Order Confirmation (Luton Extension) Act, 1928
01 Apr 1933	was reduced to enlarge	DUNSTABLE AP/CP	Area: 182 acres. Population in 1931: 37.	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. 77050. The South Bedfordshire Review Order, 1933
01 Apr 1933	was reduced to enlarge	LUTON CP/AP	Area: 187 acres. Population in 1931: 169.	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. 77050. The South Bedfordshire Review Order, 1933
01 Apr 1965	was enlarged by gaining part of	FLAMSTEAD Ch/AP/CP	Area: 16 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The East Midland Counties Order, 1965
01 Apr 1965	was enlarged by gaining part of	MARKYATE CP	Area: 29 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The East Midland Counties Order, 1965

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