Hartshorn and Seals Rural District (RD) through time

Hartshorn and Seals 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
CALKE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 70.
HARTSHORNE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 76.
NETHERSEAL CP	Parish-level Unit	1897	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 80.
OVERSEAL CP	Parish-level Unit	1897	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 82.
SMISBY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 84.
THE BOUNDARY CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit	1858	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 68.
TICKNALL CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 86.
WOODVILLE CP	Parish-level Unit	1897	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 88.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DERBYSHIRE	Administrative County	1894	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 659.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1934	was reduced to enlarge	REPTON RD	the whole except parts of Hartshorne and Woodville CPs Area: 11390 acres. Population in 1931: 8201.	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. 77674. The Derbyshire Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was abolished to enlarge	SWADLINCOTE UD	parts of Hartshorne and Woodville CPs Area: 89 acres. Population in 1931: 400.	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. 77674. The Derbyshire Review Order, 1934

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10003040

Date accessed: 08th April 2026