Guiltcross Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU)

Created: 1835   Abolished: 1902

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.
Life & Death

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

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

Housing

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

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Registration District RegD     1901 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 12 , 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'
Poor Law Union PLU     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BANHAM Registration sub-District   01 Apr 1902 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
KENNINGHALL Registration sub-District   01 Apr 1902 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
BANHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
BLO NORTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
BRESSINGHAM AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
BRIDGHAM AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
EAST HARLING CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
FERSFIELD CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
GARBOLDISHAM AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
GASTHORPE CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
KENNINGHALL AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
NEW BUCKENHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
NORTH LOPHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
OLD BUCKENHAM AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
QUIDENHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
QUIDENHAM AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
RIDDLESWORTH AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
ROYDON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
SHELFANGER CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
SOUTH LOPHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
WEST HARLING CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
WILBY AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
WINFARTHING AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
NORFOLK Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1902 was reduced to enlarge DEPWADE RegD/PLU Bressington, Fersfield, Roydon, Shelfanger, and Winfarthing. Guiltcross abolished - parishes also to Wayland (Acc No 44) and Thetford (45)   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Apr 1902 was reduced to enlarge THETFORD RegD/PLU Blo? Norton, Bridgham, East Harling, Garboldisham, North Lopham, South Lopham, Riddlesworth, and West Harling transferred as part of the abolition of Guiltcross. Parishes also to Wayland (Acc No 44) and Depwade (42)   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Apr 1902 was abolished to enlarge WAYLAND RegD/PLU Banham, New Buckenham, Old Buckenham, Eccles, Kenninghall, Quilby transferred. Guiltcross abolished - parishes also to Depwade (Acc No 42) and Thetford (45)   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Boundary Map of Guiltcross Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU)

If the boundaries of the Poor Law Union/Reg. District 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, Guiltcross Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10075701

Date accessed: 08th April 2026