Heavitree Parish (CP/AP) through time

Heavitree Parish (CP/AP)

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
Civil Parish	CP		1913	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
Ancient Parish	AP			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
EXETER HOLY TRINITY AP/Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 84.
EXETER ST DAVID CP/Ch/AP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 84.
EXETER ST SIDWELL CP/Ch/AP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 85.

Other related units

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	HEAVITREE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 86.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DEVON	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 86.
ST THOMAS RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 86.
HEAVITREE	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'.
HEAVITREE UD	Local Government District	1896	1913	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 86.
ST THOMAS RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 86.
ST THOMAS RD	Local Government District	1894	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 86.
WONFORD Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 86.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
08 Apr 1879	was enlarged by gaining part of	ST LEONARD CP/AP	Part of Topsham Artillery Barracks	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 8540
09 Nov 1913	was abolished to enlarge	ALPHINGTON AP/CP	Area: 5 acres.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; LGB Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 11) Act, 1913
09 Nov 1913	was abolished to enlarge	EXETER CP	Area: 1495 acres. Population in 1921: 10875.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; LGB Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 11) Act, 1913
09 Nov 1913	was abolished to enlarge	PINHOE CP/AP	Area: 1244 acres. Population in 1921: 156.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; LGB Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 11) Act, 1913
09 Nov 1913	was abolished to enlarge	TOPSHAM CP/AP	Area: 740 acres. Population in 1921: 434.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; LGB Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 11) Act, 1913

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10132393

Date accessed: 08th April 2026