Romsey Infra Parish (CP) through time

Romsey Infra Parish (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.

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	Start	End	Authority
ROMSEY INFRA	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 219.
ROMSEY INTRA	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'.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	Authority
HAMPSHIRE	Ancient County	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 219.
ROMSEY RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
KINGS SOMBORNE Hundred	Ancient District	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 615.
ROMSEY Borough	Ancient District	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 616.
ROMSEY USD	Sanitary District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 619.
ROMSEY MB	Local Government District	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 616.
ROMSEY	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'.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1866	was created from part of	ROMSEY AP/CP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 219.
30 Sep 1894	was enlarged by gaining part of	ROMSEY EXTRA CP	Houses in 1901: 552.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 31711
01 Apr 1932	was enlarged by gaining part of	ROMSEY EXTRA CP	Area: 763 acres. Population in 1931: 942.	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. 76235. The County of Southampton Review Order, 1932
01 Apr 1932	was reduced to enlarge	ROMSEY EXTRA CP	Area: 84 acres. Population in 1931: 26.	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. 76235. The County of Southampton Review Order, 1932

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10162397

Date accessed: 09th April 2026