Underskiddaw Parish (Tn/CP) through time

Underskiddaw Parish (Tn/CP)

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.

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
Township	Tn			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Civil Parish	CP	1866		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	Start	Authority
CUMBERLAND	Ancient County		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 60.
COCKERMOUTH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 60.
ALLERDALE BELOW DERWENT Wd	Ancient District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 60.
COCKERMOUTH RSD	Sanitary District	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 60.
COCKERMOUTH RD	Local Government District	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 60.
KESWICK	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'.
CROSTHWAITE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 60.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
12 Nov 1894	was reduced to enlarge	KESWICK CP/Ch	Houses in 1901: 34.	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'.; LGBO 32125
01 Apr 1934	was enlarged by the abolition of	SKIDDAW CP/ExP	Area: 2967 acres. Population in 1931: 5.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 78137. The Cumberland Review Order, 1934
23 Aug 1946	was reduced to enlarge	ABOVE DERWENT CP/Tn	Area: 3 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; M. of H. Declaration under Section 145 of the LGA, 1933. (Alteration of watercourse)
23 Aug 1946	was enlarged by gaining part of	ABOVE DERWENT CP/Tn	Area: 1 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; M. of H. Declaration under Section 145 of the LGA, 1933. (Alteration of watercourse)

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Underskiddaw Parish (Tn/CP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10066761

Date accessed: 08th April 2026