Bridgerule Parish (CP/AP) through time

Bridgerule 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.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

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

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	BRIDGERULE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 78.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
CORNWALL	Ancient County	1844	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 78.
DEVON	Ancient County		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 78.
HOLSWORTHY RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
BLACK TORRINGTON Hundred	Ancient District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 78.
STRATTON Hundred	Ancient District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 78.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Jan 0001	was reduced to create	BRIDGERULE EAST CP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 79.
01 Jan 0001	was reduced to create	BRIDGERULE WEST CP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 79.

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10163304

Date accessed: 08th April 2026