Much Wenlock Parish (AP/CP)

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.
Agriculture & Land Use

Agriculture & Land Use

How we use the land; crops and farm animals.
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
MUCH WENLOCK Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 397.
WENLOCK MUCH Alternate English     1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Ancient Parish AP     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Civil Parish CP     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
ACTON ROUND Ch/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 379.
BENTHALL Ch/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 380.
MONKHOPTON Ch/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 390.
SHIPTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 393.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by MUCH WENLOCK EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 397.

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. 397.
MADELEY RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 397.
BRIDGNORTH RD Local Government District 1967   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 397.
BROSELEY Registration sub-District 01 May 1906   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'.
MUCH WENLOCK Registration sub-District   01 May 1906 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
MUCH WENLOCK Borough Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 397.
MUCH WENLOCK USD Sanitary District   1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 397.
WENLOCK MB Local Government District 1835 1966 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 397.
WENLOCK USD Sanitary District 1889   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 397.
WENLOCK Liberty/Fh Ancient District   1836 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 397.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
18 Aug 1882 was reduced to enlarge HARLEY CP/AP Houses in 1891: 6.   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'.; D.P. ACT, 1882

Boundary Map of Much Wenlock Parish (AP/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, Much Wenlock Parish (AP/CP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10367372

Date accessed: 09th April 2026