Thetford Borough (Borough)

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.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
THETFORD CP Parish-level Unit 1924 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.
THETFORD ALL SAINTS AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1924 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.
THETFORD ST CUTHBERT CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1924 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.
THETFORD ST EDMUND AP Parish-level Unit   by sixteenth century F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.
THETFORD ST ETHELDRED AP Parish-level Unit   sixteenth century at Dissolution F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.
THETFORD ST LAURENCE AP Parish-level Unit   after the reign of Edward III F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.
THETFORD ST MARGARET AP Parish-level Unit   around the reign of Henry III F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.
THETFORD ST MARTIN AP Parish-level Unit   around the reign of Edward III F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.
THETFORD ST MARY THE LESS CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1924 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.
THETFORD ST MICHAEL AP Parish-level Unit   before the sixteenth century F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.
THETFORD ST PETER CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1924 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by THETFORD MB Local Government District F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
NORFOLK Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
SUFFOLK Ancient County   1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10140286

Date accessed: 08th April 2026