Rutland Ancient County through time

Rutland Ancient County

Abolished: 1889

Statistics

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

Agriculture & Land Use

How we use the land; crops and farm animals.

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

Rutland Ancient County

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
OAKHAM	1841 Occupation reporting area			1841 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Occupation Abstract'.
RUTLAND COUNTY	1841 Occupation reporting area			1841 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Occupation Abstract'.
ALSTOW Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 732.
EAST Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 732.
MARTINSTLEY Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 732.
OAKHAM Borough	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 732.
OAKHAM Hundred/Soke	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 732.
WRANGDYKE Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 732.
ASHWELL EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
AYSTON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
BARROWDEN EP	Ecclesiastical Parish		1972	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
BARROWDEN AND WAKERLEY EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	1972		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
BISBROOKE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
BRAUNSTON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish		1884	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
BRAUNSTON WITH BROOKE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	1884		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
BROOKE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish		1884	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
BURLEY EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
CALDECOTE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish		1931	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
CLIPSHAM EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
COTTESMORE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
EDITH WESTON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish		1972	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
EDITH WESTON WITH NORMANTON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	1972		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
EGLETON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish		1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
EMPINGHAM EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
EXTON AND HORN EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
GLASTON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
GREAT CASTERTON WITH PICKWORTH	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
GREETHAM EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
HAMBLETON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish		1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
HAMBLETON AND EGLETON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	1930		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
HORN EP	Ecclesiastical Parish		1870	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
KETTON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
LANGHAM EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	ca1900-13		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
LITTLE CASTERTON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
LYDDINGTON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	1931		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
LYDDINGTON WITH CALDECOTE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish		1931	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
LYNDON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
MANTON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish		1886	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
MANTON WITH MARTINSTHORPE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	1886		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
MARKET OVERTON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
MARTINSTHORPE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish		1886	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
MORCOTT EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
NORMANTON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish		1972	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
NORTH LUFFENHAM EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
OAKHAM EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
PICKWORTH EP	Ecclesiastical Parish		1535	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
PILTON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
PRESTON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
RIDLINGTON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
ROCKINGHAM WITH CALDECOTE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	1931		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
RYHALL WITH ESSENDINE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
SEATON WITH THORPE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
SOUTH LUFFENHAM EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
STOKE DRY EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
STRETTON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
TEIGH EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
THISTLETON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
TICKENCOTE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
TINWELL EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
UPPINGHAM EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
WARDLEY WITH BELTON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
WHISSENDINE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
WHITWELL EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
WING EP	Ecclesiastical Parish			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
ASHWELL CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
AYSTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
BARLEYTHORPE Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
BARROW Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
BARROWDEN AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
BEAUMONT CHASE ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
BELTON Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
BISBROOKE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
BRAUNSTON Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
BROOKE Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
BURLEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
CALDECOTT Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
CLIPSHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
COTTESMORE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
EDITH WESTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
EGLETON Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
EMPINGHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
ESSENDINE Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
EXTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
GLASTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
GREAT CASTERTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
GREETHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
GUNTHORPE Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
HAMBLETON AP/Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
HORN AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
KETTON CP/AP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
LANGHAM Ch/CP/AP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
LEIGHFIELD ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
LIDDINGTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
LITTLE CASTERTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 374.
LYNDON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
MANTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
MARKET OVERTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
MARTINSTHORPE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
MORCOTT AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
NORMANTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
NORTH LUFFENHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
OAKHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
OAKHAM PA/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
PICKWORTH AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
PILTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
PRESTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
RIDLINGTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
RYHALL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
SEATON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
SOUTH LUFFENHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 375.
STOKE DRY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
STRETTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
TEIGH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
THISTLETON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
THORPE BY WATER Hmlt/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
TICKENCOTE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
TINWELL CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
TIXOVER Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
UPPINGHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
WARDLEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
WHISSENDINE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
WHITWELL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.
WING CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 376.

Other related units

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	RUTLAND UA	District/Unitary Authority	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 373.
was succeeded by	RUTLAND	Administrative County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 733.
was succeeded by	RUTLAND	Poor Law/Registration County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 732.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ENGLAND Dep	Country		1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 373.

Boundaries and changes

Boundary Map of Rutland Ancient County

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Rutland Ancient County through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10185993

Date accessed: 08th April 2026