Kirkley Parish (CP/AP) through time

Kirkley 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		1907	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
Ancient Parish	AP			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.

Other related units

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	KIRKLEY EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 459.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SUFFOLK	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 459.
MUTFORD AND LOTHINGLAND RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		1907	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 459.
LOWESTOFT USD	Sanitary District	1890	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 459.
LOWESTOFT MB	Local Government District	1890	1907	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 459.
MUTFORD AND LOTHINGLAND RSD	Sanitary District	1875	1884	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 459.
MUTFORD AND LOTHINGLAND Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 459.
OULTON BROAD	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'.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
18 Aug 1882	was reduced to enlarge	LOWESTOFT AP/CP	Fishmongers' Arms and Alborough Cottages Houses in 1891: 4.	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
01 Apr 1907	was abolished to enlarge	LOWESTOFT AP/CP	Population in 1911: 8604.	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'.; LGBO 50454

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10261429

Date accessed: 08th April 2026