Grafton Manor Parish (CP/Ch/ExP)

Abolished: 1933

Statistics

Population

Population

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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
GRAFTON MANOR Preferred English   1933 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 479.
GRATFTON MANOR Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Civil Parish CP 1858 1933 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Chapelry Ch   early 13th century F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Extra-Parochial Area ExP early 13th century 1858 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by GRAFTON MANOR EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 479.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
WORCESTERSHIRE Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 479.
BROMSGROVE RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 24 Mar 1863   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 479.
DROITWICH RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District   24 Mar 1863 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
BROMSGROVE RSD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 479.
BROMSGROVE RD Local Government District   1933 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 479.
BROMSGROVE 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'.
BROMSGROVE TOWN USD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 479.
HALFSHIRE Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 479.
BROMSGROVE CP/AP Parish-level Unit   early 13th century F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 479.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
22 Dec 1880 was enlarged by gaining part of DODDERHILL CP/AP   1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 11586
22 Dec 1880 was enlarged by gaining part of UPTON WARREN CP/AP Houses in 1891: 1.   1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 11586
31 Dec 1894 was reduced to enlarge BROMSGROVE CP/AP   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 31982 (Appointed day, 1894)
01 Apr 1933 was abolished to enlarge BROMSGROVE CP/AP Area: 159 acres. Population in 1931: 0.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 76790. The County of Worcester Review Order, 1933
01 Apr 1933 was abolished to create DODFORD WITH GRAFTON CP Area: 1350 acres. Population in 1931: 89.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 76790. The County of Worcester Review Order, 1933

Boundary Map of Grafton Manor Parish (CP/Ch/ExP)

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, Grafton Manor Parish (CP/Ch/ExP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10333970

Date accessed: 08th April 2026