Newington St Mary Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLPar)

Abolished: 1869

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 following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
NEWINGTON ST MARY Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 687.
NEWINGTON Alternate English     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST MARY NEWINGTON Alternate English     Poor Law Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament pre 1871 (HMSO)

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Registration District RegD   01 Jan 1870 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
Poor Law Parish PLPar     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
ST MARY NEWINGTON Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1870 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ST PETER WALWORTH Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1870 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
TRINITY NEWINGTON Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1870 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
NEWINGTON Vest/AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1836 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 486.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
LONDON Poor Law/Registration County   1869 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SURREY Poor Law/Registration County   1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 687.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Jan 1870 was abolished to enlarge SOUTHWARK RegD/PLU Newington merged into St. Saviour Southwark   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Boundary Map of Newington St Mary Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLPar)

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, Newington St Mary Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLPar) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10111900

Date accessed: 08th April 2026