Hoveton St Peter Parish (AP/CP) through time

Hoveton St Peter Parish (AP/CP)

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.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
HOVETON ST PETER	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 367.
HOVETON ST PETER WITH ST JOHN	Alternate	English			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Ancient Parish	AP			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
Civil Parish	CP			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	Authority
HOVETON BOYS	Manor	The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
HOVETON GREENGATES WITH SPICERS	Manor	The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
HOVETON LATHES	Manor	The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
HOVETON ST JOHN	Manor	The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
HOVETON ST PETER	Manor	The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
MOOR HALL	Manor	The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
NORFOLK	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 367.
SMALLBURGH RegD/Inc/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1870	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
SMALLBURGH RegD/Inc/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		1870	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
SMALLBURGH RSD	Sanitary District	1870		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
SMALLBURGH	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
SMALLBURGH RD	Local Government District	1894	1935	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 660.
TUNSTEAD Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 653.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1935	was abolished to create	HOVETON CP	Area: 975 acres. Population in 1931: 102.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 78830. The County of Norfolk Review Order, 1935

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Hoveton St Peter Parish (AP/CP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10123835

Date accessed: 08th April 2026