Oldcastle Parish (CP/Hmlt) through time

Oldcastle Parish (CP/Hmlt)

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

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		01 Apr 1905	1911 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 1, 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'
Hamlet	Hmlt			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	Authority
GLAMORGAN	Ancient County	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 168.
BRIDGEND AND COWBRIDGE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. 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'.
BRIDGEND	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'.
COETY HIGHER CP/Hmlt/AP	Parish-level Unit	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 168.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1905	was abolished to create	BRIDGEND CP	Population in 1911: 5659.	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'.; Local Government Board Order No. 46,365

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10288400

Date accessed: 08th April 2026