Upton Parish (CP/Ch) through time

Upton Parish (CP/Ch)

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	early		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Chapelry	Ch			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE	Ancient County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 310.
NORTHAMPTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 310.
BUGBROOKE	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'.
NOBOTTLE GROVE Hundred	Ancient District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 310.
NORTHAMPTON RSD	Sanitary District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 310.
NORTHAMPTON RD	Local Government District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 310.
NORTHAMPTON ST PETER CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 310.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1965	was enlarged by the abolition of	DUSTON CP/AP	Area: 52 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Northampton Order, 1965
01 Apr 1971	was reduced to enlarge	HARPOLE AP/CP	Area: 4 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Northamptonshire and Northampton (Boundaries) Order, 1971

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10283334

Date accessed: 08th April 2026