Sutton Poyntz Liberty (Liberty) through time

Sutton Poyntz Liberty (Liberty)

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
SUTTON POYNTZ	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 592.
SUTTON POINTZ	Alternate	English			1821 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
CHICKERELL CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.
PRESTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 117.
STOCKWOOD AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 119.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DORSET	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 592.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Sutton Poyntz Liberty (Liberty) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10140020

Date accessed: 09th April 2026