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Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
LAND COMMON TO MELKSHAM WITHOUT AND BROUGHTON	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 542.
LAND COMMON TO BROUGHTON GIFFORD AND MELKSHAM WITHOUT	Alternate	English			1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'AC, MB, UD, RD; Wards of CB, MB; CP, NT'.
LAND COMMON TO MELKSHAM WITHOUT AND BROUGHTON GIFFORD	Alternate	English			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'.
LAND COMMON TO MELKSHAM WITHOUT AND BROUGHTON GIFFORD CIVIL PARISHES	Alternate	English			1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'.
LANDS COMMON TO THE PARISHES OF MELKSHAM AND BROUGHTON GIFFORD	Alternate	English			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	LAND COMMON TO MELKSHAM WITHOUT AND BROUGHTON EExP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 542.

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. 542.
BRADFORD ON AVON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
TROWBRIDGE AND MELKSHAM RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 542.
BRADFORD AND MELKSHAM RD	Local Government District	01 Apr 1934		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. 77934. The Wilts. Review Order, 1934
BRADFORD SOUTH EASTERN	Registration sub-District			1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
MELKSHAM	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'.
MELKSHAM RD	Local Government District		01 Apr 1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 542.
TROWBRIDGE	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

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