Devonport County Borough (CB/MB) through time

Devonport County Borough (CB/MB)

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.

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

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
County Borough	CB	1889	1914	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
Municipal Borough	MB		1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DEVONPORT AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1837	1914	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 97.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DEVON	Administrative County	1837	1914	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 584.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
09 Nov 1914	was abolished to enlarge	PLYMOUTH CB/MB	Area: 3152 acres. Population in 1921: 80993.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; LGB Provisonal Order Confirmation (No. 18) Act, 1914

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Devonport County Borough (CB/MB) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10026258

Date accessed: 08th April 2026