Grantham Soke (Soke) through time

Grantham Soke (Soke)

Statistics

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Social Structure

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

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

Grantham Soke (Soke)

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Authority
GRANTHAM	Preferred	English	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 699.
GRANTHAM BOROUGH WITH THE SOKE	Alternate	English	1821 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
GRANTHAM WITH THE STOKE	Alternate	English	1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
BARKSTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1830s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 249.
BELTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1830s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 250.
BELVOIR CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 221.
BRACEBY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1830s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 252.
COLSTERWORTH AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1830s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 256.
DENTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	untill 1830s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 258.
EASTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1830s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 259.
GRANTHAM AP/Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1830s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 262.
GREAT GONERBY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1830s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 261.
GREAT PONTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1830s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 275.
HARLAXTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1830s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 264.
HARROWBY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1830s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 264.
LONDONTHORPE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1830s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 271.
MANTHORPE CUM LITTLE GONERBY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1830s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 272.
NORTH STOKE AP/CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1830s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 281.
SAPPERTON Ch/CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1830s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 277.
SOUTH STOKE AP/CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1830s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 281.
SPITTLEGATE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1830s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 280.
STOKE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1830s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 281.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LINCOLNSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 699.
KESTEVEN Parts	Division of Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 699.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Grantham Soke (Soke) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10140031

Date accessed: 08th April 2026