Norwich Liberty of the Town Close Parish (CP/ExP)

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.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
NORWICH LIBERTY OF THE TOWN CLOSE Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 372.
NORWICH TOWN CLOSE Alternate English     1861 Census of England and Wales, Table 1, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1851 and 1861, in Districts, Sub-districts, Parishes and Places'.
TOWN CLOSE 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'.

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Civil Parish CP 1858 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
Extra-Parochial Area ExP     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
NORFOLK Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 372.
NORWICH Inc/RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1858 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 372.
MANCROFT 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'.
NORWICH AD_City/Borough Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 372.
NORWICH USD Sanitary District 1858 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 372.
NORWICH MB/CB Local Government District 1858 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 372.

Boundary Map of Norwich Liberty of the Town Close Parish (CP/ExP)

If the boundaries of the Parish-level Unit 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, Norwich Liberty of the Town Close Parish (CP/ExP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10179956

Date accessed: 08th April 2026