Bolam Parish (CP/AP/Tn) through time

Bolam Parish (CP/AP/Tn)

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	End	Authority
Civil Parish	CP	1955	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Ancient Parish	AP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Township	Tn		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	Authority
BELSAY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 318.
BOLAM VICARAGE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 320.
BRADFORD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 320.
GALLOWHILL CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 329.
HARNHAM CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 330.
SHORTFLATT CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 344.
TREWICK CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 347.

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	BOLAM EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 320.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
NORTHUMBERLAND	Ancient County		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 320.
CASTLE WARD RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 320.
CASTLE Wd	Ancient District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 320.
CASTLE WARD RSD	Sanitary District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 320.
CASTLE WARD RD	Local Government District	1955	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 320.
MORPETH Wd	Ancient District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 320.
PONTELAND	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'.
TYNEDALE Wd	Ancient District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 320.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1955	was abolished to enlarge	BELSAY CP/Tn	Area: 1120 acres.	1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and Local Government Order No. 4870. The County of Northumberland (Parishes in the R.D. of Castle Ward) Confirmation Order, 1955

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10301567

Date accessed: 09th April 2026