Knighton Hundred (Hundred)

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.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ABATY CWM HIR CP/AP Parish-level Unit     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
BRAMPTON BRYAN AP/CP/Tn Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 124.
BUGEILDY CP/AP Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 23.
CHURCH Tn Parish-level Unit     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
GOLON Tn Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 1.
HEYOP CP Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 91.
KNIGHTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 98.
LLANANNO AP/CP Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 101.
LLANBADARN FYNYDD AP/CP Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 103.
LLANBISTER CP/AP Parish-level Unit     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
LLANDDEWI YSTRADENNI CP/AP Parish-level Unit     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SMITE AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 452.
STANAGE PrLdp/CP/AP Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 198.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
RADNORSHIRE Ancient County     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 98.
Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Knighton Hundred (Hundred) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10181150

Date accessed: 08th April 2026