Burnham Westgate Parish (AP/CP) through time

Burnham Westgate Parish (AP/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.

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
Ancient Parish	AP			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
Civil Parish	CP		1929	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BURNHAM WESTGATE	Manor			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
NORFOLK	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 360.
DOCKING RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1835	1929	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
BROTHERCROSS Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 652.
BURNHAM	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'.
DOCKING RSD	Sanitary District	1835	1929	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
DOCKING RD	Local Government District	1894	1929	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 658.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1929	was abolished to create	BURNHAM MARKET CP	Area: 3078 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 73025-The Norfolk (Burnham Market) Confirmation Order, 1929

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10068782

Date accessed: 08th April 2026