Canterbury Christchurch Parish (CP/ExP)

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.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Housing

Housing

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

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
CANTERBURY CHRISTCHURCH Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 263.
CHRIST CHURCH Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CHRISTCHURCH Alternate English     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Civil Parish CP 1858 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
Extra-Parochial Area ExP     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 CANTERBURY CHRISTCHURCH EExP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 263.

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. 263.
BLEAN RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1835 1910 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 635.
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'.
CANTERBURY USD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 263.
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'.
CANTERBURY AD_City/CntyOfIt Ancient District 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY CB/MB Local Government District   1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 263.
CANTERBURY Borough Ancient District   1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 263.
STURRY Registration sub-District     1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1912 was abolished to enlarge CANTERBURY CP Area: 19 acres. Population in 1921: 213.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; The Canterbury Confirmation Order, 1912 (No. 58189)

Boundary Map of Canterbury Christchurch Parish (CP/ExP)

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, Canterbury Christchurch Parish (CP/ExP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10199815

Date accessed: 09th April 2026