Portsea Parish (CP/AP)

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.
Social Structure

Social Structure

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

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
PORTSEA Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 217.
PORTSEA ST MARY Alternate English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 217.

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Civil Parish CP   1900 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
Ancient Parish AP     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
PORTSEA Manor     The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by PORTSEA EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 217.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
HAMPSHIRE Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 217.
PORTSMOUTH RegD/PLPar/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District   1900 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
KINGSTON Registration sub-District     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
LANDPORT Registration sub-District     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
PORTSDOWN Hundred Ancient District   1835 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 615.
PORTSEA TOWN Registration sub-District     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
PORTSMOUTH CB/MB Local Government District   1900 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 616.
PORTSMOUTH USD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 619.
PORTSMOUTH Borough Ancient District   1900 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 616.
PORTSMOUTH AND PORTSEA ISLAND Liberty Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 615.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
18 Aug 1882 was enlarged by gaining part of PORTSMOUTH AP/CP (2 parts) Houses in 1891: 67.   1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; D.P. ACT, 1882
31 Mar 1900 was reduced to enlarge PORTSMOUTH AP/CP Houses in 1901: 8332.   1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; The Portsmouth Corporation Act, 1899
31 Mar 1900 was reduced to enlarge PORTSMOUTH AP/CP Houses in 1901: 9856.   1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; The Portsmouth Corporation Act, 1899
31 Mar 1900 was reduced to enlarge PORTSMOUTH AP/CP Houses in 1901: 9146.   1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; The Portsmouth Corporation Act, 1899
31 Mar 1900 was reduced to enlarge PORTSMOUTH AP/CP Houses in 1901: 8297.   1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; The Portsmouth Corporation Act, 1899

Boundary Map of Portsea Parish (CP/AP)

If the boundaries of the Parish-level Unit 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, Portsea Parish (CP/AP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10016010

Date accessed: 08th April 2026