Richards Castle Parish (CP/AP) through time

Richards Castle Parish (CP/AP)

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.

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

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
Civil Parish	CP		1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Ancient Parish	AP			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
HEREFORDSHIRE	Ancient County	1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 134.
SHROPSHIRE	Ancient County	1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 392.
LUDLOW RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 134.
LUDLOW	Registration sub-District	1889	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
LUDLOW RSD	Sanitary District	1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 134.
MUNSLOW Hundred	Ancient District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 392.
RICHARDS CASTLE Borough	Ancient District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 392.
WOLPHY Hundred	Ancient District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 134.

Boundaries and changes

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Richards Castle Parish (CP/AP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10053213

Date accessed: 08th April 2026