Plymouth Lighthouse Extra-parochial Area (ExP) through time

Plymouth Lighthouse Extra-parochial Area (ExP)

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

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	Authority
PLYMOUTH LIGHTHOUSE	Preferred	English	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 93.
PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER AND LIGHTHOUSE	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'.
PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER FORT AND LIGHTHOUSE AND EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE	Alternate	English	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'AC, MB, UD, RD; Wards of CB, MB; CP, NT'.
PLYMOUTH LIGHTHOUSES	Alternate	English	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.

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	PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER EExP	Ecclesiastical Parish	Great Britain Historical GIS Project

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
DEVON	Ancient County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 93.
PLYMOUTH RegD/Inc	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
PLYMOUTH SOUTH WEST	Registration sub-District	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
PLYMPTON ST MARY RD	Local Government District	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'AC, MB, UD, RD; Wards of CB, MB; CP, NT'.

Boundaries and changes

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Plymouth Lighthouse Extra-parochial Area (ExP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10189706

Date accessed: 08th April 2026