Oxford Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/Inc)

Created: 1837   Abolished: 1930

Statistics

Population

Population

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

Industry

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

Life & Death

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

Work & Poverty

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

Housing

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

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Registration District RegD     1911 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, 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'
Incorporation Inc     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
OXFORD 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'.
HOLYWELL CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 399.
OXFORD CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 402.
OXFORD ALL SAINTS CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1895 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST ALDATE CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST CLEMENT CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST EBBE CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST GILES CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST MARTIN CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1895 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST MARTIN AND ALL SAINTS CP Parish-level Unit 1895 1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST MARY MAGDALEN CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST MARY THE VIRGIN CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST MICHAEL AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST PETER IN THE EAST CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST PETER LE BAILEY CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST THOMAS CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY COLLEGES AND HALLS ExP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
OXFORDSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 664.
OXFORDSHIRE Administrative County     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Jun 1895 was enlarged by gaining part of ABINGDON RegD/PLU North and South Hinksey lost to Oxford   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jun 1895 was enlarged by gaining part of HEADINGTON RegD/PLU Part of Marston transferred to Oxford   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Boundary Map of Oxford Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/Inc)

If the boundaries of the Poor Law Union/Reg. District changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Oxford Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/Inc) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10005504

Date accessed: 08th April 2026