Urray Parish through time

Urray Parish

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.

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
INVERNESS SHIRE	Scottish County			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ROSS AND CROMARTY	Scottish County	1845	1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1891	was enlarged by gaining part of	CONTIN	That portion of the parish of Contin situated at or near Loch an Spardain and lying to the south of the watershed between Strathconan and Glen Orrin.	H. Shennan, Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland (Edinburgh: Wm. Green & Sons, 1892), p. 7.
1891	was reduced to enlarge	CONTIN	Urray detached No. 1 Area: 2463 acres.	H. Shennan, Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland (Edinburgh: Wm. Green & Sons, 1892), p. 7.
1891	was enlarged by gaining part of	FODDERTY	That portion of the aforesaid detached part of the parish of Fodderty marked on the Ordnance Survey maps Fodderty detached No. 1, situated at or near Loch an Spardain and lying to the south of the watershed between Stratheonan and Glen Orrin.	H. Shennan, Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland (Edinburgh: Wm. Green & Sons, 1892), p. 7.
1891	was enlarged by gaining part of	KILMORACK	Detached part Area: 466 acres.	H. Shennan, Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland (Edinburgh: Wm. Green & Sons, 1892), p. 7.

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Urray Parish through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10069476

Date accessed: 08th April 2026