Farningham Parish (CP/AP)

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Social Structure

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Agriculture & Land Use

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Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Civil Parish CP     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
Ancient Parish AP     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by FARNINGHAM EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 271.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
KENT Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 271.
DARTFORD RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 271.
AXTON Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 271.
AXTON DARTFORD AND WILMINGTON Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 633.
DARTFORD RSD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 271.
DARTFORD RD Local Government District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 271.
FARNINGHAM Registration sub-District     1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1955 was enlarged by gaining part of EYNSFORD CP/AP Area: 103 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and LGBO No. 4833. The County of Kent (Dartford Rural Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1955
01 Apr 1955 was reduced to enlarge EYNSFORD CP/AP Area: 1 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and LGBO No. 4833. The County of Kent (Dartford Rural Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1955
01 Apr 1955 was reduced to enlarge FAWKHAM CP/AP Area: 93 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and LGBO No. 4833. The County of Kent (Dartford Rural Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1955
01 Apr 1955 was enlarged by gaining part of FAWKHAM CP/AP Area: 1 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and LGBO No. 4833. The County of Kent (Dartford Rural Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1955
01 Apr 1955 was enlarged by gaining part of HORTON KIRBY AP/CP Area: 260 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and LGBO No. 4833. The County of Kent (Dartford Rural Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1955
01 Apr 1955 was reduced to enlarge HORTON KIRBY AP/CP Area: 147 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and LGBO No. 4833. The County of Kent (Dartford Rural Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1955
01 Apr 1955 was reduced to create SWANLEY CP Area: 181 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and LGBO No. 4833. The County of Kent (Dartford Rural Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1955
01 Apr 1955 was reduced to enlarge WEST KINGSDOWN AP/CP Area: 153 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and LGBO No. 4833. The County of Kent (Dartford Rural Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1955
01 Apr 1955 was enlarged by gaining part of WEST KINGSDOWN AP/CP Area: 70 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and LGBO No. 4833. The County of Kent (Dartford Rural Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1955

Boundary Map of Farningham Parish (CP/AP)

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, Farningham Parish (CP/AP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10193503

Date accessed: 09th April 2026