Ford Parish (CP)

Created: 1905   Abolished: 1954

Statistics

Population

Population

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

Housing

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

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
LANCASHIRE Ancient County 1905 1954 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 167.
WEST DERBY PLU/RegD Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1905 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 167.
LITHERLAND 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'.
SEFTON RD Local Government District 1905 1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 167.
WEST LANCASHIRE RD Local Government District 1932 1954 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 167.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
09 Nov 1905 was created through the abolition of ORRELL AND FORD CP/Tn Population in 1911: 400.   1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 13, 'Changes in the boundaries of civil parishes during the intercensal period 1901-11; effected under the provisions of the Local Government Acts of 1888 and 1894, and by Local Acts'.; The Bootle Corporation Act, 1905
01 Apr 1940 was reduced to enlarge ORRELL CP Area: 55 acres.   1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; Bootle Corporation Act, 1939

Boundary Map of Ford Parish (CP)

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, Ford Parish (CP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10351856

Date accessed: 08th April 2026