Holmer and Shelwick Parish (CP/Tn)

Abolished: 1884

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.
Housing

Housing

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

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Civil Parish CP 1866 1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Township Tn   1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
HEREFORDSHIRE Ancient County   1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 129.
HEREFORD PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1866 1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 129.
HEREFORD RegD Poor Law Union/Reg. District   1884 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
BURGHILL 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'.
GRIMSWORTH Hundred Ancient District   1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 129.
HEREFORD USD Sanitary District   1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 129.
HEREFORD RSD Sanitary District   1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 129.
HEREFORD MB Local Government District 1866 1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 129.
HEREFORD Borough Ancient District   1884 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 129.
HOLMER CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 129.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
24 Mar 1884 was reduced to enlarge BREINTON AP/CP   1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 16561

Boundary Map of Holmer and Shelwick Parish (CP/Tn)

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, Holmer and Shelwick Parish (CP/Tn) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10188994

Date accessed: 08th April 2026