Oxford County Borough (CB/MB)

Created: 1835   Abolished: 1974

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Learning & Language

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.
Life & Death

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Birthplace & Religion

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
OXFORD Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 664.
E290865 CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts English    

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
County Borough CB 1888 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
Municipal Borough MB   1888 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BINSEY CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 392.
COWLEY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 395.
COWLEY AND IFFLEY LG_Ward Parish-level Unit     1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
COWLEY ST JOHN CP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 395.
EAST LG_Ward Parish-level Unit     1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
HEADINGTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1889 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 398.
HEADINGTON LG_Ward Parish-level Unit     1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
HOLYWELL CP/Ch Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 399.
IFFLEY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1889 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 400.
LITTLEMORE ParLib/Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1866 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 401.
MARSTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1889 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 401.
NORTH LG_Ward Parish-level Unit     1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
NORTH HINKSEY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1900 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 19.
NORTH HINKSEY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1889 1890 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 19.
OXFORD CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 402.
OXFORD ALL SAINTS CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1895 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST ALDATE CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST CLEMENT CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1924 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST EBBE CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST GILES CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST MARTIN CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1895 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST MARTIN AND ALL SAINTS CP Parish-level Unit 1895 1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST MARY MAGDALEN CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST MARY THE VIRGIN CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST MICHAEL AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST PETER IN THE EAST CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST PETER LE BAILEY CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST THOMAS CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY COLLEGES AND HALLS ExP Parish-level Unit   1926 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'.
SEACOURT CP/ExP/Ch Parish-level Unit   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 404.
SOUTH LG_Ward Parish-level Unit     1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
SOUTH HINKSEY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1900 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 19.
SOUTH HINKSEY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1889 1890 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 19.
ST GILES AND ST JOHN CP Parish-level Unit 1926 1933 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 404.
SUMMERTOWN AND WOLVERCOTE LG_Ward Parish-level Unit     1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
UNNAMED CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1929 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 407.
WEST LG_Ward Parish-level Unit     1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
WOLVERCOTT CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 408.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was preceded by OXFORD AD_City/Borough Ancient District F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 664.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
OXFORDSHIRE Administrative County 1835 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 664.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1957 was enlarged by gaining part of BULLINGDON RD part of Littlemore CP Area: 369 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; The City of Oxford (Extension) Order, 1957

Boundary Map of Oxford County Borough (CB/MB)

If the boundaries of the Local Government District changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Oxford County Borough (CB/MB) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10166664

Date accessed: 08th April 2026