Lea Lower Parish (Tn/CP)

Abolished: 1883

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.
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
LEA LOWER Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 130.
LEA Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Township Tn   1883 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Civil Parish CP 1866 1883 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
GLOUCESTERSHIRE Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 130.
HEREFORDSHIRE Ancient County   1883 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 130.
ROSS RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District   01 Jul 0001 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 130.
ROSS RSD Sanitary District   1883 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 130.
ROSS Registration sub-District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
ST BRIAVELS Liberty/Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 130.
LEA CP/Ch Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 130.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
1883 was abolished to create LEA CP   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 130.

Boundary Map of Lea Lower Parish (Tn/CP)

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, Lea Lower Parish (Tn/CP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10032428

Date accessed: 09th April 2026