Bircholt Ancient District: Bny/Fh (Bny/Fh) through time

Bircholt Ancient District: Bny/Fh (Bny/Fh)

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
BIRCHOLT	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 632.
BYREHOLT	Alternate	English	Later		1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Barony	Bny			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
Franchise	Fh			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
ALDINGTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 258.
BIRCHOLT CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 261.
BRABOURNE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 261.
HASTINGLEIGH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 274.
SMEETH CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 289.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
KENT	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 632.
SHEPWAY Lathe	Division of Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 632.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
	was created through the abolition of	BIRCHOLT BARONY HalfHundred		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 632.
	was created through the abolition of	BIRCHOLT FRANCHISE HalfHundred		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 632.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bircholt Ancient District: Bny/Fh (Bny/Fh) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10134924

Date accessed: 08th April 2026