Swallowfield Parish (Ch/CP) through time

Swallowfield Parish (Ch/CP)

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.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Chapelry	Ch		early	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
Civil Parish	CP	early	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
BERKSHIRE	Ancient County		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 25.
WILTSHIRE	Ancient County	1844	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 25.
WOKINGHAM RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 25.
AMESBURY Hundred	Ancient District	1844	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 25.
CHARLTON Hundred	Ancient District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 25.
READING Hundred	Ancient District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 25.
SHINFIELD AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	early	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 25.

Boundaries and changes

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Swallowfield Parish (Ch/CP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10156816

Date accessed: 08th April 2026