Beauchief Parish (CP/ExP) through time

Beauchief Parish (CP/ExP)

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	Start	End	Authority
BEAUCHIEF	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 67.
BEAUCHIEF ABBEY	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'.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Civil Parish	CP	1858	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Extra-Parochial Area	ExP			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DERBYSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 67.
ECCLESALL BIERLOW RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1858	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 67.
ECCLESAL BIERLOW RSD	Sanitary District	1858	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 67.
NORTON RD	Local Government District	1858	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 67.
NORTON	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'.
SCARSDALE Wap/Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 67.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1934	was abolished to enlarge	SHEFFIELD CP/AP	Area: 440 acres. Population in 1931: 143.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; The Sheffield Extension Act, 1933; 1.4.1938 M. of H. Order No. 90885. The County of York, West Riding & CB of Sheffield (Alteration of Boundaries) Order, 1938; 1.4.1933 The Sheffield Corporation Act, 1932

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Beauchief Parish (CP/ExP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10178654

Date accessed: 08th April 2026