Holy Cross Westgate Without Parish (CP)

Created: 1894   Abolished: 1912

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.
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Notes

Although Youngs describes this unit as having been created in 1894, it is already listed in the 1871 census report as a 'Civil Parish'.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
KENT Ancient County   1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 275.
BRIDGE RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District   1910 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 275.
CANTERBURY RegD/Inc Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1910 1912 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'.
BRIDGE RD Local Government District 1894 probably 1911 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 275.
CANTERBURY CB/MB Local Government District 1911? 1912 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'.
CANTERBURY 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'.
CHARTHAM Registration sub-District     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'.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
1894 was created through the abolition of HOLY CROSS WESTGATE WITHOUT ParPart/CP   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 263.
31 Dec 1894 was reduced to enlarge HARBLEDOWN AP/CP Houses in 1901: 1.   1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 31649 (Appointed day, 1894)
01 Apr 1912 was abolished to enlarge CANTERBURY CP Area: 57 acres. Population in 1921: 733.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; The Canterbury Confirmation Order, 1912 (No. 58189)

Boundary Map of Holy Cross Westgate Without Parish (CP)

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, Holy Cross Westgate Without Parish (CP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10193680

Date accessed: 08th April 2026