Duchy of Lancaster Parish (CP/ParLib) through time

Duchy of Lancaster Parish (CP/ParLib)

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
DUCHY OF LANCASTER	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 321.
LANCASTER DUCHY OF	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

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.
Parish Liberty	ParLib			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	Authority
MIDDLESEX	Ancient County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 321.
STRAND RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
OSSULSTONE Hundred	Ancient District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 321.
STRAND	Registration sub-District	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST MARY LE STRAND ExP/CP/AP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Duchy of Lancaster Parish (CP/ParLib) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10164588

Date accessed: 08th April 2026