Lands Common To Orton and Crosby Ravensworth Extra-parochial Area (ExP)

Created: by 1901   Abolished: 1935

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
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
LANDS COMMON TO ORTON AND CROSBY RAVENSWORTH Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 464.
BIRKBECK FELLS COMMON AND CROSBY RAVENSWORTH FELL Alternate English     1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
BIRKBECK FELLS COMMON AND CROSBY RAVENSWORTH FELL COMMON TO ORTON AND CROSBY RAVENSWORTH Alternate English     1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
BIRKBECK FELLS COMMON AND CROSBY RAVENSWORTH FELL ETC LANDS COMMON TO ORTON AND CROSBY RAVENSWORTH CIVIL PARISHES Alternate English     1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'.
BIRKBECK FELLS COMMON AND CROSBY RAVENSWORTH FELL LANDS COMMON TO ORTON AND CROSBY RAVENSWORTH Alternate English     1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
WESTMORLAND Ancient County by 1901 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 464.
WEST WARD RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District by 1901   1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
MORLAND Registration sub-District by 1901   1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
WEST WARD RD Local Government District by 1901 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 464.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
  was created through the abolition of BIRKBECK FELLS COMMON ExP   1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
  was created through the abolition of CROSBY RAVENSWORTH FELLS ExP   1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
  was created through the abolition of UNDIVIDED MOOR ExP   1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.

Boundary Map of Lands Common To Orton and Crosby Ravensworth Extra-parochial Area (ExP)

If the boundaries of the Parish-level Unit 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, Lands Common To Orton and Crosby Ravensworth Extra-parochial Area (ExP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10148868

Date accessed: 09th April 2026