Oswestry Parish (CP/PA) through time

Oswestry Parish (CP/PA)

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.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
OSWESTRY TOWN	Official	English		1880s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 391.
OSWESTRY URBAN	Official	English	1880s	1967	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 391.
OSWESTRY	Preferred	English	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 391.
OSWESTRY	Alternate	English			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
OSWESTRY BOROUGH	Alternate	English			1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Civil Parish	CP	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Parochial Area	PA		1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SHROPSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 391.
OSWESTRY RegD/Inc/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 391.
OSWESTRY USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 391.
OSWESTRY	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'.
OSWESTRY RD	Local Government District	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 391.
OSWESTRY MB	Local Government District		1967	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 391.
OSWESTRY Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 391.
OSWESTRY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 391.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1934	was enlarged by gaining part of	OSWESTRY RURAL PA/CP	Area: 142 acres. Population in 1931: 147.	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. 77933. The Salop Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was enlarged by gaining part of	SELATTYN CP/AP	Area: 120 acres. Population in 1931: 60.	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. 77933. The Salop Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was enlarged by gaining part of	WHITTINGTON CP/AP	Area: 24 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. 77933. The Salop Review Order, 1934

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Oswestry Parish (CP/PA) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10364838

Date accessed: 08th April 2026