Over Seal and Nether Seal Parish (CP/Tn)

Abolished: 1894

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.
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
OVER SEAL AND NETHER SEAL Preferred English   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 236.
NETHER AND OVER SEAL Alternate English     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
OVER AND NETHER SEAL Alternate English     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
SEAL NETHER AND OVER Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Civil Parish CP 1866 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Township Tn   1866 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
NETHER SEAL CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 236.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
LEICESTERSHIRE Ancient County   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 236.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 236.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH RSD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 236.
HARTSHORN Registration sub-District     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
WEST GOSCOTE Hundred Ancient District   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 236.
SEAL CP/AP Parish-level Unit 01 Jan 0001 1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 236.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
24 Mar 1884 was reduced to enlarge BLACKFORDBY CP/Tn Houses in 1891: 8.   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'.; LGBO 15270
24 Mar 1884 was reduced to enlarge OAKTHORPE AND DONISTHORPE CP/Tn Houses in 1891: 85.   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'.; LGBO 15271

Boundary Map of Over Seal and Nether Seal Parish (CP/Tn)

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, Over Seal and Nether Seal Parish (CP/Tn) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10390631

Date accessed: 08th April 2026