Wigton Parish (AP/CP) through time

Wigton 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.

How we use the land; crops and farm animals.

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
Ancient Parish	AP			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Civil Parish	CP		1887	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
OULTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 57.
WAVERTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 60.
WOODSIDE QUARTER CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.

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	WIGTON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
CUMBERLAND	Ancient County		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.
WIGTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1887	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.
CUMBERLAND Wap/Wd	Ancient District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.
WIGTON	Registration sub-District	1887	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
WIGTON USD	Sanitary District	1887	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1887	was reduced to create	WIGTON CUM WOODSIDE CP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10284991

Date accessed: 09th April 2026