Kirby Bellars Parish (CP/AP) through time

Kirby Bellars Parish (CP/AP)

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.

This parish was originally collegiate.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
KIRBY BELLARS	Preferred	English		1936	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 229.
KERBY BELLARS	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

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

Other related units

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	KIRBY BELLARS EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 229.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LEICESTERSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 229.
MELTON MOWBRAY RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 229.
FRAMLAND Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 229.
MELTON AND BELVOIR RD	Local Government District	1935	1936	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 229.
MELTON MOWBRAY RD	Local Government District		1935	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 229.
MELTON MOWBRAY RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 229.
MELTON MOWBRAY	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'.
SOMERBY	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1936	was abolished to create	FRISBY CP	Area: 2754 acres. Population in 1931: 220.	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. 84988. The County of Leicester (Melton and Belvoir RD) (Union of Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1936

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10382683

Date accessed: 08th April 2026