Canvey Island Parish (CP)

Created: 11 Mar 1880  

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Population

Population

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Industry

Industry

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

Housing

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Notes

The footnotes to the 1871 parish-level table say that Canvey Island was split between South Benfleet, Hadleigh, Prittlewell and Southchurch parishes, all in Rochford RegD, plus other parts within Billerical RegD.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by CANVEY ISLAND EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 133.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ESSEX Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 133.
ROCHFORD RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 133.
BARSTABLE Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 133.
CANVEY ISLAND UD Local Government District 1926 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 133.
RAYLEIGH 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'.
ROCHFORD RD Local Government District 1894 1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 133.
ROCHFORD RSD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 133.
ROCHFORD 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'.
ROCHFORD Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 133.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
11 Mar 1880 was enlarged by gaining part of BOWERS GIFFORD CP/AP Houses in 1891: 3.   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 10518
11 Mar 1880 was enlarged by gaining part of HADLEIGH AP/CP 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 10518
11 Mar 1880 was enlarged by gaining part of LAINDON CP/AP Houses in 1891: 3.   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 10518
11 Mar 1880 was enlarged by gaining part of NORTH BENFLEET CP/AP Houses in 1891: 7.   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 10518
11 Mar 1880 was enlarged by gaining part of PITSEA AP/CP Houses in 1891: 16.   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 10518
11 Mar 1880 was enlarged by gaining part of PRITTLEWELL CP/AP Houses in 1891: 8.   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 10518
11 Mar 1880 was enlarged by gaining part of SOUTH BENFLEET CP/AP Houses in 1891: 16.   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 10518
11 Mar 1880 was enlarged by gaining part of SOUTHCHURCH AP/CP 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 10518
11 Mar 1880 was enlarged by gaining part of VANGE AP/CP Houses in 1891: 2.   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 10518

Boundary Map of Canvey Island Parish (CP)

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, Canvey Island Parish (CP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10244250

Date accessed: 08th April 2026