Leicester the Newarke Parish (CP/ParLib) through time

Leicester the Newarke Parish (CP/ParLib)

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.

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	End	Authority
LEICESTER THE NEWARKE	Preferred	English	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230.
LEICESTER NEWARKE	Alternate	English		1861 Census of England and Wales, Table 1, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1851 and 1861, in Districts, Sub-districts, Parishes and Places'.
LEICESTER THE NEWARK	Alternate	English		1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
NEWARK	Alternate	English		1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
NEWARKE	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'.
NEWARKS THE	Alternate	English		1841 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
NEW WORKS	Alternate	English		1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
NEW WORKS OR NEWARK	Alternate	English		1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
THE NEWARKE	Alternate	English		1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
THE NEWARKS	Alternate	English		1841 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	1866	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Parish Liberty	ParLib		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
LEICESTERSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230.
LEICESTER RegD/PLU/PLPar	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230.
LEICESTER CB/MB	Local Government District	1835	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230.
LEICESTER USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 694.
LEICESTER Borough	Ancient District	01 Jan 0001		1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
WEST 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'.

Boundaries and changes

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Leicester the Newarke Parish (CP/ParLib) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10383304

Date accessed: 08th April 2026