Southwark Christchurch Parish (ParLib/CP)

Abolished: 1930

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
PARIS GARDEN Official English   1670 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 490.
SOUTHWARK CHRISTCHURCH Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 490.
CHRISTCHURCH Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CHRISTCHURCH SOUTHWARK Alternate English     1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Parish Liberty ParLib   1670 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
Civil Parish CP 1670   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by SOUTHWARK CHRISTCHURCH EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 490.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
SURREY Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 490.
SOUTHWARK RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District   1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 490.
BRIXTON Hundred Ancient District     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CHRISTCHURCH AND ST SAVIOUR SOUTHWARK 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'.
CHRISTCHURCH SOUTHWARK 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'.
SOUTHWARK MetB Local Government District   1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 308.
SOUTHWARK Borough Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 490.
ST SAVIOUR Lon_SDist Sanitary District     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area and Population in Rural Sanitary Districts'.
ST SAVIOURS Lon_SDist Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 490.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
31 Mar 1930 was abolished to create SOUTHWARK CP Area: 77 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 74155-The London (Southwark) Confirmation Order, 1930
  was enlarged by gaining part of LAMBETH ST MARY Vest/AP/CP Population in 1901: 151.   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'.; London Government Act (1899)
  was reduced to enlarge LAMBETH ST MARY Vest/AP/CP Population in 1901: 811.   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'.; London Government Act (1899)

Boundary Map of Southwark Christchurch Parish (ParLib/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, Southwark Christchurch Parish (ParLib/CP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10037827

Date accessed: 08th April 2026