Grantham Rural District (RD)

Created: 1894   Abolished: 1931

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.
Life & Death

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?
Housing

Housing

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

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ANCASTER AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 248.
BARROWBY AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 249.
BASSINGTHORPE CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 250.
BELTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 250.
BITCHFIELD CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 251.
BOOTHBY PAGNELL AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 252.
BRACEBY CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 252.
BURTON COGGLES CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 254.
CARLTON SCROOP CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 255.
COLSTERWORTH AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 256.
DENTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 258.
EASTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 259.
GREAT GONERBY AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 261.
GREAT PONTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 275.
GUNBY CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 263.
HACEBY CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 263.
HARLAXTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 264.
HARROWBY WITHOUT CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 264.
HEYDOR AP/CP/Tn Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 265.
HONINGTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 265.
HOUGH ON THE HILL AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 266.
HUMBY CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 266.
INGOLDSBY AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 266.
KEISBY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 267.
LENTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 269.
LITTLE PONTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 275.
LONDONTHORPE AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 271.
MANTHORPE CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 272.
NORMANTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 273.
NORTH STOKE AP/CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 281.
NORTH WITHAM AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 288.
OLD SOMERBY CP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 279.
OSGODBY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 274.
PICKWORTH CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 275.
ROPSLEY AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 276.
SAPPERTON Ch/CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 277.
SKILLINGTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 278.
SOUTH STOKE AP/CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 281.
SOUTH WITHAM AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 288.
SPITTLEGATE WITHOUT CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 280.
STAINBY AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 280.
STROXTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 281.
WELBY AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 286.
WOOLSTHORPE CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 288.
WYVILLE CUM HUNGERTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 288.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
PARTS OF KESTEVEN Administrative County 1894 1931 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 705.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1931 was abolished to create EAST KESTEVEN RD the CP of Haceby Area: 733 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 74993-The Parts of Kesteven (Alterations and Districts and Parishes) Order, 1930
01 Apr 1931 was abolished to create WEST KESTEVEN RD the whole except the CP of Haceby Area: 85833 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 74993-The Parts of Kesteven (Alterations and Districts and Parishes) Order, 1930

Boundary Map of Grantham Rural District (RD)

If the boundaries of the Local Government District 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, Grantham Rural District (RD) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10196978

Date accessed: 08th April 2026