Marlborough St Mary the Virgin Parish (CP/AP) through time

Marlborough St Mary the Virgin 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.

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	Authority
MARLBOROUGH ST MARY THE VIRGIN	Preferred	English	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 544.
MARLBOROUGH ST MARY	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'.
MARY ST	Alternate	English	1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
MARY ST THE VIRGIN	Alternate	English	1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST MARY	Alternate	English	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Civil Parish	CP		01 Oct 1925	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
Ancient Parish	AP			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) 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	MARLBOROUGH ST MARY THE VIRGIN EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 544.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
WILTSHIRE	Ancient County		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 544.
MARLBOROUGH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1925	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 544.
MARLBOROUGH Borough	Ancient District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 544.
MARLBOROUGH USD	Sanitary District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 544.
MARLBOROUGH MB	Local Government District	01 Oct 1925	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 544.
MARLBOROUGH	Registration sub-District		1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
SELKLEY Hundred	Ancient District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 544.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Oct 1925	was abolished to create	MARLBOROUGH CP	Area: 117 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 70058-The Borough of Marlborough (Union of Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1925

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Marlborough St Mary the Virgin Parish (CP/AP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10408611

Date accessed: 08th April 2026