West Humberstone Parish (CP) through time

West Humberstone Parish (CP)

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

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

Although West Humberstone CP was created only in January 1892, it is listed in the 1891 census report.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LEICESTERSHIRE	Ancient County	1892	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 228.
LEICESTER RegD/PLU/PLPar	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1892	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 228.
EAST LEICESTER	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
LEICESTER CB/MB	Local Government District	1892	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 228.
LEICESTER USD	Sanitary District	1892	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 694.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
26 Mar 1896	was abolished to create	LEICESTER CP	Houses in 1901: 1080.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 32954

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10379672

Date accessed: 08th April 2026