Southwark St John Horsleydown Parish (CP) through time

Southwark St John Horsleydown 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.

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.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Authority
SOUTHWARK ST JOHN HORSLEYDOWN	Preferred	English	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 491.
HORSLEYDOWN	Alternate	English	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
JOHN ST HORSELYDOWN	Alternate	English	1821 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
JOHN ST HORSLYDOWN	Alternate	English	1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST JOHN HORSLEYDOWN	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'.

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	SOUTHWARK ST JOHN HORSLEYDOWN EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 491.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	Authority
SURREY	Ancient County		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 491.
ST OLAVE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 491.
BERMONDSEY MetB	Local Government District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 308.
SOUTHWARK Borough	Ancient District	1733	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 686.
ST JOHN HORSLEYDOWN	Registration sub-District		1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
ST OLAVE Lon_SDist	Sanitary District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 491.
ST OLAVE	Registration sub-District		1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1904	was abolished to enlarge	BERMONDSEY CP/Vest/AP	Population in 1911: 6843.	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 13, 'Changes in the boundaries of civil parishes during the intercensal period 1901-11; effected under the provisions of the Local Government Acts of 1888 and 1894, and by Local Acts'.; The Borough of Bermondsey (Union of Parishes) Scheme, 1903

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Southwark St John Horsleydown Parish (CP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10170618

Date accessed: 08th April 2026