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Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	COLEHILL EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DORSET	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.
WIMBORNE AND CRANBORNE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1896		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.
WIMBORNE	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'.
WIMBORNE AND CRANBORNE RD	Local Government District	1896		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1896	was created from part of	HOLT Tg/CP	Houses in 1901: 232.	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 34066
01 Apr 1913	was enlarged by gaining part of	HAMPRESTON CP/AP	Area: 944 acres. Population in 1921: 342.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; The County of Dorset (Colehill and Hampreston) Confirmation Order, 1913 (No. 59792)
01 Apr 1921	was reduced to enlarge	WIMBORNE MINSTER AP/CP	Area: 52 acres.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; The Dorset (Wimborne Minster UD) Confirmation Order, 1921 (No. 66673)
01 Apr 1933	was reduced to enlarge	WIMBORNE MINSTER AP/CP	Area: 79 acres. Population in 1931: 180.	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. 77049. The Dorsetshire Review Order, 1933
01 Apr 1956	was enlarged by gaining part of	HAMPRESTON CP/AP	Area: 1 acres.	1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and Local Government Order No. 5845. The County of Dorset (Parishes in the R.D. of Wimborne and Cranborne) Confirmation Order, 1956
01 Apr 1956	was reduced to enlarge	HAMPRESTON CP/AP	Area: 18 acres.	1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and Local Government Order No. 5845. The County of Dorset (Parishes in the R.D. of Wimborne and Cranborne) Confirmation Order, 1956

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