Hoxne Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU)

Created: 1835   Abolished: 1907

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 unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Registration District RegD     1901 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 12 , 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'
Poor Law Union PLU     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
DENNINGTON Registration sub-District   01 Jul 1907 1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
STRADBROKE Registration sub-District   01 Jul 1907 1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
ATHELINGTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 448.
BADINGHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 449.
BEDFIELD CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 449.
BEDINGFIELD AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 449.
BRUNDISH Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 451.
DENHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 453.
DENNINGTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 453.
FRESSINGFIELD CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 455.
HORHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 457.
HOXNE CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 457.
LAXFIELD AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 459.
MENDHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 652.
METFIELD CP/Ch/AP/Hmlt Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 460.
MONK SOHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1836 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 463.
SAXSTEAD Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 463.
SOUTHOLT Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 463.
STRADBROKE AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 464.
SYLEHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 465.
TANNINGTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 465.
WEYBREAD AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 467.
WILBY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 467.
WINGFIELD AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 467.
WITHERSDALE CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1885 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 467.
WORLINGWORTH CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 468.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
SUFFOLK Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 680.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Jul 1907 was abolished to enlarge HARTISMERE RegD/PLU Hoxne abolished and its two subdistricts (Stradbrook and Dennington) were moved to Hartismere   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Boundary Map of Hoxne Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU)

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, Hoxne Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10139326

Date accessed: 08th April 2026