Poole Rural District (RD) through time

Poole Rural District (RD)

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CANFORD MAGNA AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1886	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 108.
CANFORD MAGNA AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 108.
KINSON CP/Tg	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 113.
LYTCHETT MATRAVERS AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 114.
LYTCHETT MINSTER CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1894	1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 114.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DORSET	Administrative County	1894	1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 595.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1933	was abolished to enlarge	POOLE MB	part of Canford Magna CP Area: 7676 acres. Population in 1931: 2985.	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 1933	was abolished to enlarge	WAREHAM AND PURBECK RD	the CPs of Lytchett Matravers, and Lytchett Minster Area: 6934 acres. Population in 1931: 2104.	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; 1.10.1931 M. of H. Provisional Order Confirmation (Wareham Extension) Act, 1931
01 Apr 1933	was abolished to enlarge	WIMBORNE AND CRANBORNE RD	part of Canford Magna CP Area: 179 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. 77049. The Dorsetshire Review Order, 1933

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Poole Rural District (RD) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10001882

Date accessed: 08th April 2026