Eastleigh Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU)

Created: 1835   Abolished: 1930

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.
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
SOUTH STONEHAM Official English   01 Apr 1927 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
EASTLEIGH Preferred English 01 Apr 1927   Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Registration District RegD     1911 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, 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'
Poor Law Union PLU     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
MILLBROOK 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'.
SOUTH STONEHAM 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'.
ST MARY EXTRA 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'.
BITTERNE Tg/CP Parish-level Unit   1924 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
BOTLEY CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
BURSLEDON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
CHILWORTH AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
EASTLEIGH Tg/CP Parish-level Unit   1920 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
HAMBLE LE RICE AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
HEDGE END CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1920 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
HOUND CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
ITCHEN CP Parish-level Unit 1903 1920 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
MILLBROOK CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
NORTH STONEHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
PORTSWOOD CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1894 1908 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SHIRLEY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1894 1908 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SHOLING CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1903 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTH STONEHAM AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
ST MARY EXTRA CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1835 1903 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
WEST END CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1894 1920 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
HAMPSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County   1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
HAMPSHIRE Administrative County     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Nov 1897 was reduced to enlarge WINCHESTER RegD Part of North Stoneham and part of South Stoneham lost to Winchester   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jul 1909 was reduced to enlarge SOUTHAMPTON RegD/Inc/PLU Portswood (part of Southampton CB), Shirley (part of Southampton CB)   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Boundary Map of Eastleigh Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU)

If the boundaries of the Poor Law Union/Reg. 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, Eastleigh Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10167589

Date accessed: 08th April 2026