Bishops Castle Out Parish (CP/PA)

Abolished: 1884

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.
Housing

Housing

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

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Civil Parish CP 1866 1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Parochial Area PA   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
SHROPSHIRE Ancient County   1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 381.
CLUN RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District   1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 381.
BISHOPS CASTLE Registration sub-District   1884 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CLUN RSD Sanitary District   1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 381.
CLUN USD Sanitary District   1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 381.
PURSLOW Hundred Ancient District   1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 381.
BISHOPS CASTLE CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 381.

Boundary Map of Bishops Castle Out Parish (CP/PA)

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, Bishops Castle Out Parish (CP/PA) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10092905

Date accessed: 08th April 2026