St Pierre Parish (CP/AP/Ch) through time

St Pierre Parish (CP/AP/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.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Authority
SAIN PYR	Preferred	Welsh	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 196.
ST PIERRE	Preferred	English	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 196.
PIERRE ST WITH RUNSTON	Alternate	English	1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST PIERRE AND RUNSTONE	Alternate	English	1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Authority
Civil Parish	CP	1881 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 4 , 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'
Ancient Parish	AP	1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
Chapelry	Ch	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
MONMOUTHSHIRE	Ancient County	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 196.
CHEPSTOW RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CALDICOT Hundred	Ancient District	1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CHEPSTOW	Registration sub-District	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
MATHARN AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 196.

Boundaries and changes

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10302705

Date accessed: 08th April 2026