Farforth Cum Maidenwell Parish (CP/AP) through time

Farforth Cum Maidenwell 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.

Parts of Lindsey.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
FARFORTH CUM MAIDENWELL	Preferred	English	early	1936	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 259.
FARFORTH	Alternate	English	early		1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
FARFORTH WITH MAIDEN WELL	Alternate	English			1821 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
FARFORTH WITH MAIDENWELL	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	early		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	FARFORTH CUM MAIDENWELL EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 259.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
LINCOLNSHIRE	Ancient County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 259.
LOUTH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 259.
LOUTH RSD	Sanitary District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 259.
LOUTH RD	Local Government District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 259.
LOUTH	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'.
LOUTH ESK Wap/Hundred	Ancient District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 259.

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	MAIDENWELL CP	Area: 1970 acres. Population in 1931: 96.	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. 84619. The County of Lincoln, Parts of Lindsey, Review Order, 1936

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10415160

Date accessed: 08th April 2026