Civil Parishes of Kingston upon Soar and Ratcliffe upon Soar Rural District (RD)

Created: 1894   Abolished: 1927

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.
Life & Death

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?
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
CIVIL PARISHES OF KINGSTON UPON SOAR AND RATCLIFFE UPON SOAR Preferred English     1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'.
ADMINISTERED BY SHARDLOW RD Alternate English     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'.
AREA ADMINISTERED BY RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL OF SHARDLOW DERBYSHIRE Alternate English     Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
AREA ADMINISTERED BY THE RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL OF SHARDLOW DERBYSHIRE Alternate English     1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Tenements in the Occupation of Private Families. - Classified by Number of Rooms and by Numbers of Occupants, in each Administrative County and in the Aggregates of Urban Districts (exclusive of County Boroughs) and of Rural Districts; also in Urban Districts (other than County Boroughs) and in Rural Districts, 1911'.
CIVIL PARISHES OF KINGSTON UPON SOAR AND RATCLIFFE UPON SOAR ADMINISTERED BY RDC OF SHARDLOW DERBYSHIRE Alternate English     Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office)
CIVIL PARISHES OF KINGSTON UPON SOAR AND RATCLIFFE UPON SOAR ADMINISTERED BY RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL OF SHARDLOW DERBYSHIRE Alternate English     Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
UNNAMED Alternate English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 730.
UNNAMED ADMINISTERED BY SHARDLOW RD Alternate English     1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 8, 'Administrative Counties, Urban Districts and Rural Districts - Persons, Males and Females at each year of age under 21 and in quinquennial age-groups in each Administrative County (inclusive and exclusive of associated County Boroughs) and in the aggregates of Urban Districts, of County Boroughs and of Rural districts. Also Males and Females at these ages in each County Borough, Municipal Borough, other Urban District and Rural District, 1911'.
UNNAMED RD ADMINISTERED BY THE RD COUNCIL OF SHARDLOW DERBYSHIRE Alternate English     1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
KINGSTON ON SOAR CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1894 1927 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 362.
RATCLIFFE ON SOAR AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1927 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 366.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was administered by SHARDLOW RD Local Government 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'.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Administrative County 1894 1927 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 730.

Boundary Map of Civil Parishes of Kingston upon Soar and Ratcliffe upon Soar Rural District (RD)

If the boundaries of the Local Government District 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, Civil Parishes of Kingston upon Soar and Ratcliffe upon Soar Rural District (RD) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10042641

Date accessed: 08th April 2026