Bidston Cum Ford Parish (CP/AP) through time

Bidston Cum Ford Parish (CP/AP)

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	Authority
BIDSTON CUM FORD	Preferred	English	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 8.
BIDSTON	Alternate	English	1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
BIDSTONE	Alternate	English	1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
BIDSTON WITH FORD	Alternate	English	1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Civil Parish	CP		1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Ancient Parish	AP			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
BIRKENHEAD ST MARY Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 9.
CLAUGHTON WITH GRANGE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 15.
MORETON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 27.
SAUGHALL MASSIE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 34.

Other related units

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	BIDSTON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 8.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CHESHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 8.
BIRKENHEAD RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1891	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 8.
WIRRAL RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1836	1891	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 8.
BIRKENHEAD RSD	Sanitary District	1891	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 8.
TRANMERE	Registration sub-District			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'.
WIRRAL RSD	Sanitary District	1875	1891	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 8.
WIRRAL RD	Local Government District		1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 8.
WIRRAL Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 8.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1928	was reduced to enlarge	WALLASEY CP/AP	Area: 592 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; The Wallasey Corporation Act, 1927
01 Apr 1933	was abolished to enlarge	BIRKENHEAD ST MARY Ch/CP	Area: 575 acres. Population in 1931: 506.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 77044. The County of Chester Review Order, 1933
01 Apr 1933	was abolished to enlarge	WALLASEY CP/AP	Area: 103 acres. Population in 1931: 0.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 77044. The County of Chester Review Order, 1933

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bidston Cum Ford Parish (CP/AP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10152320

Date accessed: 09th April 2026