Cardigan Parish (AP/CP) through time

Cardigan Parish (AP/CP)

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.

Unit not clearly identified in Melville Richards but added after cross-referencing Melville Richards with Census records & old maps.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Authority
ABERTEIFI	Preferred	Welsh	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 33.
CARDIGAN	Preferred	English	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 33.
CARDIGAN ST MARY	Alternate	English	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST MARY	Alternate	English	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Ancient Parish	AP			1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
Civil Parish	CP		01 Oct 1933	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969) Permission granted to project.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
CARDIGANSHIRE	Ancient County		M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 33.
CARDIGAN RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. 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'.
CARDIGAN USD	Sanitary District		1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area and Population in Rural Sanitary Districts'.
CARDIGAN Borough	Ancient District		1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CARDIGAN	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'.
CARDIGAN MB	Local Government District	01 Oct 1933	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 9, 'Municipal Boroughs and other Urban Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes and Wards. - Area; Houses 1901, and Population 1891 and 1901'.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Oct 1933	was abolished to create	CARDIGAN CP	Area: 2485 acres. Population in 1931: 2456.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.

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Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10284891

Date accessed: 08th April 2026