Northcott Parish (CP/Hmlt)

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 unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Civil Parish CP 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
Hamlet Hmlt     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CORNWALL Ancient County   1844 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
DEVON Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
HOLSWORTHY RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1837 1852 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
LAUNCESTON RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1852 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
BLACK TORRINGTON Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
BROADWOODWIDGER RD Local Government District 1894 1966 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
HOLSWORTHY RD Local Government District 01 Apr 1966   1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Cornwall and Devon (Broadwoodwidger) Order, 1965; The South Western Counties Order, 1965
LAUNCESTON RD Local Government District 1966   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
LAUNCESTON RSD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
NORTH PETHERWIN 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'.
STRATTON Hundred Ancient District   1844 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
ST STEPHENS Registration sub-District     1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
BOYTON Ch/AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
24 Mar 1888 was reduced to enlarge WERRINGTON CP/AP Issacott or Hessacott Houses in 1891: 5.   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'.; LGBO 20640
01 Apr 1966 was reduced to enlarge BOYTON Ch/AP/CP Area: 1 acres.   1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Cornwall and Devon (Broadwoodwidger) Order, 1965; The South Western Counties Order, 1965

Boundary Map of Northcott Parish (CP/Hmlt)

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, Northcott Parish (CP/Hmlt) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10035120

Date accessed: 08th April 2026