Wittlesford Hundred (Hundred) through time

Wittlesford Hundred (Hundred)

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.

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

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

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
WITTLESFORD	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 573.
WHITTLESFORD	Alternate	English			1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
DUXFORD CP	Parish-level Unit		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 49.
DUXFORD ST JOHN AP	Parish-level Unit	1874	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 49.
DUXFORD ST PETER AP	Parish-level Unit	1874	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 50.
HINXTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 51.
ICKLETON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 51.
SAWSTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 53.
WHITTLESFORD AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 55.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CAMBRIDGESHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 573.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wittlesford Hundred (Hundred) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10005784

Date accessed: 08th April 2026