Wigton Cum Woodside Parish (CP)

Created: 1887   Abolished: 1894

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CUMBERLAND Ancient County 1887 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.
WIGTON RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1887 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.
CUMBERLAND Wap/Wd Ancient District 1887 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.
WIGTON RSD Sanitary District 1887 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.
WIGTON Registration sub-District     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
1887 was created from part of WIGTON AP/CP   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.
1887 was created from part of WOODSIDE QUARTER CP/Tn   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.
1894 was abolished to create WIGTON CP   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.
1894 was abolished to create WOODSIDE CP   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.
24 Mar 1887 was enlarged by gaining part of WAVERTON CP/Tn Near Longmoor   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 20184

Boundary Map of Wigton Cum Woodside Parish (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, Wigton Cum Woodside Parish (CP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10066815

Date accessed: 08th April 2026