Framwellgate Parish (CP/Tn)

Abolished: 1916

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.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Civil Parish CP 1866 1916 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Township Tn   1916 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
COUNTY DURHAM Ancient County   1916 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.
DURHAM RegD Poor Law Union/Reg. District   01 Apr 1875 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'.
DURHAM RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1866 1916 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.
BRANDON 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'.
CHESTER Wd Ancient District   1829 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.
DURHAM RSD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.
DURHAM MB Local Government District 1835 1916 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.
DURHAM Wd Ancient District 1829 1916 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.
DURHAM 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'.
DURHAM AD_City Ancient District     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
DURHAM USD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.
DURHAM AND FRAMWELLGATE Borough Ancient District 1565 1835 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.
DURHAM BISHOPS Borough Ancient District   1565 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 663.
FRAMWELLGATE Borough Ancient District   1565 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.
DURHAM ST MARGARET Ch Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
18 Aug 1882 was enlarged by gaining part of CHESTER LE STREET CP/AP/Ch Black Dean Farm House and cottages Houses in 1891: 1.   1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; D.P. ACT, 1882
25 Mar 1886 was enlarged by gaining part of ELVET CP/Tn Houses in 1891: 1.   1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 19070
31 Dec 1894 was reduced to create FRAMWELLGATE MOOR CP Houses in 1901: 610.   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'.; L.G. Act, 1894 (Appointed day), and County Council Naming Order
09 Nov 1905 was enlarged by gaining part of FRAMWELLGATE MOOR CP Population in 1911: 489.   1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 13, 'Changes in the boundaries of civil parishes during the intercensal period 1901-11; effected under the provisions of the Local Government Acts of 1888 and 1894, and by Local Acts'.; The Durham (Extension) Order, 1905
01 Apr 1916 was abolished to create DURHAM CP Area: 206 acres. Population in 1921: 2952.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; The County of Durham (Parish of Durham) Confirmation Order 1916 (No. 63385)

Boundary Map of Framwellgate Parish (CP/Tn)

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, Framwellgate Parish (CP/Tn) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10206996

Date accessed: 09th April 2026