Machen Parish (CP/AP) through time

Machen Parish (CP/AP)

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.

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

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Civil Parish	CP			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969) Permission granted to project.
Ancient Parish	AP			1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
MACHEN LOWER CP/Hmlt	Parish-level Unit	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
MACHEN UPPER CP/Hmlt	Parish-level Unit	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
RHYD Y GWERN Hmlt/CP	Parish-level Unit	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
MONMOUTHSHIRE	Ancient County	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 148.
NEWPORT RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CAERPHILLY Hundred	Ancient District	1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
GWYNLLWG Cmt	Ancient District	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 148.
WENTLOOG Hundred	Ancient District	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 148.

Boundaries and changes

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Machen Parish (CP/AP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10240712

Date accessed: 08th April 2026