Yeardsley Cum Whalley Parish (CP/Tn) through time

Yeardsley Cum Whalley Parish (CP/Tn)

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

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

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
YEARDSLEY CUM WHALLEY	Preferred	English	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 43.
WHALEY CUM YEARDSLEY	Alternate	English	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
YEARDSLEY CUM WHALEY	Alternate	English	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 43.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Civil Parish	CP	1866	1936	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Township	Tn		1936	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CHESHIRE	Ancient County		1936	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 43.
MACCLESFIELD RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1866	1936	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 43.
MACCLESFIELD Hundred	Ancient District		1936	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 43.
RAINOW	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'.
YEARDSLEY CUM WHALEY USD	Sanitary District	1866	1936	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 43.
YEARDSLEY CUM WHALEY UD	Local Government District	1866	1936	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 43.
TAXAL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 43.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1936	was abolished to enlarge	DISLEY CP/Ch	Area: 96 acres. Population in 1931: 0.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Provisional Order Confirmation (Chester and Derby) Act, 1936
01 Apr 1936	was abolished to create	WHALEY BRIDGE CP	Area: 1227 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; M. of H. Provisional Order Confirmation (Chester and Derby) Act, 1936

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Yeardsley Cum Whalley Parish (CP/Tn) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10198689

Date accessed: 08th April 2026