Ancaster Parish (AP/CP) through time

Ancaster 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.

Part of Kesteven.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
ANCASTER	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 248.
ANCASTER WITH WEST WILLOUGHBY AND SUDBROOK	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
Ancient Parish	AP			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Civil Parish	CP			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	ANCASTER EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 248.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LINCOLNSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 248.
GRANTHAM RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 248.
GRANTHAM RD	Local Government District		1931	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 248.
GRANTHAM	Registration sub-District			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
GRANTHAM RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 248.
GRANTHAM NORTH	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'.
LOVEDEN Wap	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 248.
WEST KESTEVEN RD	Local Government District	1931		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 248.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1931	was enlarged by gaining part of	SOUTH RAUCEBY CP/Ch/AP	Area: 27 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 74993-The Parts of Kesteven (Alterations and Districts and Parishes) Order, 1930
01 Apr 1931	was enlarged by gaining part of	WILSFORD CP/AP	Area: 403 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 74993-The Parts of Kesteven (Alterations and Districts and Parishes) Order, 1930

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10394053

Date accessed: 08th April 2026