Cowley St John Parish (CP) through time

Cowley St John Parish (CP)

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.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
COWLEY ST JOHN	Preferred	English	1894	1926	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 395.
CROWLEY ST JOHN	Alternate	English			1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'.

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	COWLEY ST JOHN EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 395.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
OXFORDSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 395.
HEADINGTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1894	1929	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 395.
OXFORD CB/MB	Local Government District		1926	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 395.
ST CLEMENT	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'.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
31 Dec 1894	was created from part of	COWLEY CP/AP	Houses in 1901: 2358.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 31868 (Appointed day, 1894)
31 Dec 1894	was created from part of	IFFLEY CP/AP	Houses in 1901: 69.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 31868 (Appointed day, 1894)

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10324830

Date accessed: 08th April 2026