Barwell Parish (AP/CP) through time

Barwell Parish (AP/CP)

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.

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

How we use the land; crops and farm animals.

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
Ancient Parish	AP		1936	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Civil Parish	CP		1936	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
POTTERS MARSTON Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit		1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 234.
STAPLETON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 237.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
LEICESTERSHIRE	Ancient County	1936	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 221.
HINCKLEY RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 221.
EARL SHILTON	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'.
HINCKLEY RSD	Sanitary District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 221.
HINCKLEY RD	Local Government District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 221.
SPARKENHOE Hundred	Ancient District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 221.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Oct 1920	was enlarged by gaining part of	HINCKLEY Tn/AP/CP	Area: 67 acres. Population in 1921: 9.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; The County of Leicester (Hinckley, etc.) Confirmation Order, 1920 (No. 66441)
01 Oct 1920	was reduced to enlarge	HINCKLEY Tn/AP/CP	Area: 42 acres.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; The County of Leicester (Hinckley, etc.) Confirmation Order, 1920 (No. 66441)
01 Apr 1935	was abolished to enlarge	HINCKLEY Tn/AP/CP	Area: 2412 acres. Population in 1931: 3869.	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. Provisional Order Confirmation (Leicester & Warwick) Act, 1935; 1.4.1936 M. of H. Order No. 84311. The County of Leicester (Hinckley Urban & Hinckley Rural) Confirmation Order, 1936

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10370243

Date accessed: 08th April 2026