Kingston upon Hull Ancient City (AD_Town/CntyOfIt)

Created: 1440   Abolished: 1889

Statistics

Population

Population

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

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

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

Housing

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

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
KINGSTON UPON HULL Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 767.
KINGSTON UPON HULL TOWN AND COUNTY OF THE TOWN Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Town AD_Town     1831 Census of Great Britain, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
County of Itself CntyOfIt 1440 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ANLABY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 506.
GARRISON SIDE CP/ExP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 547.
HALTEMPRICE ExP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 552.
HESSLE AP/Tn/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 558.
KINGSTON UPON HULL HOLY TRINITY Ch/AP Parish-level Unit 1440 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 773.
KINGSTON UPON HULL ST MARY Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1440 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 773.
KIRK ELLA CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 539.
NORTH FERRIBY CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 543.
SCULCOATES CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 602.
SWANLAND Tn/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 615.
WEST ELLA CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 539.
WILLERBY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 627.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
YORKSHIRE Ancient County 1440 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 767.
EAST RIDING Riding Division of Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 767.
Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Kingston upon Hull Ancient City (AD_Town/CntyOfIt) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10073431

Date accessed: 09th April 2026