Cambridge Holy Sepulchre Parish (CP/AP) through time

Cambridge Holy Sepulchre 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.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Authority
CAMBRIDGE HOLY SEPULCHRE	Preferred	English	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 47.
HOLY SEPULCHRE	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'.
SEPULCHRE ST	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		1900	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.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
CAMBRIDGESHIRE	Ancient County		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 47.
CAMBRIDGE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 47.
CAMBRIDGE USD	Sanitary District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 47.
CAMBRIDGE MB	Local Government District	1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 47.
CAMBRIDGE Borough	Ancient District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 47.
FLENDISH Hundred	Ancient District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 47.
ST GILES	Registration sub-District		1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.

Boundaries and changes

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10178060

Date accessed: 08th April 2026