Sherborne Ancient City (AD_Town/Borough) through time

Sherborne Ancient City (AD_Town/Borough)

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.

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

Formal status

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'
Borough	Borough			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SHERBORNE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 118.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DORSET	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 593.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Sherborne Ancient City (AD_Town/Borough) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10106874

Date accessed: 08th April 2026