Crail Parish through time

Crail Parish

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.

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

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
CRAIL	Preferred	English			1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
CRAILL	Alternate	English			1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
FIFE	Scottish County	1845	1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
CRAIL Burgh	Scottish Burgh/District		1975	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
FIFENESS Burgh	Scottish Burgh/District		1975	The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1891	was reduced to enlarge	DUNINO	So much of the parish of Crail (as the said parish is delineated in the Ordnance Survey maps) as lies to the east of the centre of the Limelands Avenue (otherwise known as the Brake and Sorbie Road), and to the north of the march between the estate of Dunino and the estate of Kingsmuir.	H. Shennan, Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland (Edinburgh: Wm. Green & Sons, 1892), p. 82.
1891	was enlarged by gaining part of	KINGSBARNS	Part of the parish of Kingsbarns consisting of the farm of Lochton and lying to the south of the north march of the said farm of Lochton, and that portion of the detached part of the parish of Kingsbarns consisting of the farm of Grassmsiton and lying to the west of the east march of the said farm of Grassmiston.	H. Shennan, Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland (Edinburgh: Wm. Green & Sons, 1892), p. 83.
1891	was reduced to enlarge	KINGSBARNS	So much of the parish of Crail as lies to the east and north of the south-west boundary of the farm of East Newhall and to the north-west of the aforesaid detached part.	H. Shennan, Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland (Edinburgh: Wm. Green & Sons, 1892), p. 83.

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Crail Parish through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10181513

Date accessed: 09th April 2026