Dysart Burgh (Burgh) through time

Dysart Burgh (Burgh)

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.

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Burgh of Barony	BuBa	1510	1587	The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
Police Burgh	PoBu	1834	1930	The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
Royal Burgh	RoBu	1587	1930	1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DYSART	Scottish Parish		1975	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
FIFE	Scottish County		1930	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Dysart Burgh (Burgh) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10359259

Date accessed: 08th April 2026