Evesham Rural District (RD)

Created: 1894   Abolished: 1974

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.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Learning & Language

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.
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.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
EVESHAM Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.
E431142 CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts English    

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ABBOTS MORTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1933 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 471.
AB LENCH CP/Tn Parish-level Unit   1933 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 483.
ALDINGTON CP/Hmlt Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 471.
ASHTON UNDER HILL Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1931   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 472.
ASTON SOMERVILLE AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1931   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 472.
BADSEY AP/CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 472.
BECKFORD AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1933 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 472.
BICKMARSH CP Parish-level Unit 1931   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 473.
BRETFORTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 473.
BROADWAY CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 474.
CHILDS WICKHAM AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1931   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 474.
CHURCH HONEYBOURNE CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1953 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 481.
CHURCH LENCH CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 483.
CLEEVE PRIORS AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 475.
CONDERTON Hmlt/CP Parish-level Unit 1933   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 475.
COW HONEYBOURNE Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1931 1953 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 481.
GREAT AND LITTLE HAMPTON Ch/CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1933 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 479.
HARVINGTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 480.
HINTON ON THE GREEN CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 177.
HONEYBOURNE CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 481.
INKBERROW AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1933 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 481.
KEMERTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1933 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 481.
NORTH AND MIDDLE LITTLETON CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 483.
NORTON AND LENCHWICK AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 485.
OFFENHAM Ch/AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 485.
OVERBURY AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1933 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 486.
PEBWORTH AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1931   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 486.
ROUS LENCH CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 483.
SEDGEBERROW CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 488.
SOUTH LITTLETON AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 483.
WICKHAMFORD Ch/AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 491.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
WORCESTERSHIRE Administrative County 1894 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1931 was enlarged by the abolition of PEBWORTH RD Ashton Under Hill, Aston Somerville, Childs Wickham, Cow Honeybourne, Hinton on The Green and Pebworth CPs Area: 11290 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Provisional Orders Confirmation (Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire) Act, 1931
01 Apr 1931 was enlarged by gaining part of STRATFORD ON AVON RD Bickmarsh CP Area: 1109 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Provisional Orders Confirmation (Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire) Act, 1931
01 Apr 1933 was enlarged by gaining part of EVESHAM MB Area: 1 acres. Population in 1931: 0.   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. 76790. The County of Worcester Review Order, 1933
01 Apr 1933 was reduced to enlarge EVESHAM MB Great & Little Hampton CP Area: 1693 acres. Population in 1931: 1806.   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. 76790. The County of Worcester Review Order, 1933
01 Apr 1933 was enlarged by the abolition of FECKENHAM RD the CPs of Abbots Morton, & Inkberrow Area: 8353 acres. Population in 1931: 1422.   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. 76790. The County of Worcester Review Order, 1933
01 Apr 1933 was enlarged by gaining part of TEWKESBURY RD the CPs of Conderton, Kemerton, & Overbury Area: 3735 acres. Population in 1931: 916.   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. 76790. The County of Worcester Review Order, 1933
01 Apr 1933 was enlarged by gaining part of WINCHCOMBE RD Beckford CP Area: 1990 acres. Population in 1931: 398.   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. 76790. The County of Worcester Review Order, 1933
01 Apr 1965 was enlarged by gaining part of ALCESTER RD parts of Alcester, Arrow, Sambourne, Weethley CPs Area: 30 acres.   1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The West Midland Counties Order, 1965
01 Apr 1965 was reduced to enlarge CHELTENHAM RD part of Beckford CP Area: 26 acres.   1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The West Midland Counties Order, 1965
01 Apr 1965 was enlarged by gaining part of CHELTENHAM RD parts of Ashchurch, Dumbleton, Teddington CPs Area: 32 acres.   1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The West Midland Counties Order, 1965
01 Apr 1965 was enlarged by gaining part of NORTH COTSWOLD RD parts of Weston Subedge, Willersey CPs Area: 89 acres.   1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The West Midland Counties Order, 1965
01 Apr 1965 was reduced to enlarge NORTH COTSWOLD RD parts of Broadway, Honeybourne CPs Area: 329 acres.   1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The West Midland Counties Order, 1965

Boundary Map of Evesham Rural District (RD)

If the boundaries of the Local Government 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, Evesham Rural District (RD) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10136246

Date accessed: 08th April 2026