Chester Ancient City (AD_City/CntyOfIt)

Created: 1121   Abolished: 1239

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
CHESTER Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 13.
CAER Alternate Welsh     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 41.
CAERLLEON Alternate Welsh     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 41.

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
City AD_City     1831 Census of Great Britain, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
County of Itself CntyOfIt 1121 1239 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
CHESTER ABBEY PRECINCTS CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1121 1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 13.
CHESTER CASTLE CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1121 1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 13.
CHESTER HOLY TRINITY Tn/CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1121 1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 13.
CHESTER ST BRIDGET CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1121 1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 14.
CHESTER ST JOHN THE BAPTIST Tn/CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1121 1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 14.
CHESTER ST MARTIN AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1121 1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 14.
CHESTER ST MARY ON THE HILL AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1121 1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 14.
CHESTER ST MICHAEL CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1121 1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 14.
CHESTER ST OLAVE AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1121 1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 14.
CHESTER ST OSWALD AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1121 1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 14.
CHESTER ST PETER CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1121 1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 14.
SPITAL BOUGHTON CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1121 1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 13.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CHESHIRE Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 13.
Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Chester Ancient City (AD_City/CntyOfIt) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10094690

Date accessed: 08th April 2026