Newcastle upon Tyne St John Parish (CP/Ch)

Statistics

Population

Population

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

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST JOHN Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
JOHN ST Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST JOHN Alternate English     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'.

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Civil Parish CP early 1914 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Chapelry Ch     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BENWELL CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 319.
ELSWICK CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 327.
WESTGATE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 349.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST JOHN EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
NORTHUMBERLAND Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE RegD/PLU/PLPar Poor Law Union/Reg. District   1914 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
CASTLE Wd Ancient District     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE USD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE CB/MB Local Government District   1914 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE AD_Town/CntyOfIt Ancient District 1400 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Borough Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
ST NICHOLAS 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'.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1914 was abolished to create NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE CP/AP Area: 87 acres. Population in 1921: 2580.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Confirmation Order, 1913 (No. 60720)

Boundary Map of Newcastle upon Tyne St John Parish (CP/Ch)

If the boundaries of the Parish-level Unit changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10325559

Date accessed: 08th April 2026