Cottingham Parish (CP/AP) through time

Cottingham 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.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Civil Parish	CP		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Ancient Parish	AP			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
SKIDBY CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 607.
WILLERBY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 627.
COTTINGHAM	Manor	The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
COTTINGHAM POWIS	Manor	The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
COTTINGHAM RECTORY	Manor	The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
COTTINGHAM RICHMOND	Manor	The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
COTTINGHAM SARUM	Manor	The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
COTTINGHAM WESTMORLAND	Manor	The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
COTTINGHAM WILLERBY	Manor	The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
NEWLAND	Manor	The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register

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	COTTINGHAM EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 530.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
YORKSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 530.
EAST RIDING Riding	Division of Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 530.
SCULCOATES RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1837	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 530.
COTTINGHAM	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
COTTINGHAM USD	Sanitary District	1875	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 530.
HARTHILL Wap	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 530.
KINGSTON UPON HULL CB/MB	Local Government District	1883	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 530.
KINGSTON UPON HULL USD	Sanitary District	1883	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 530.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
05 Dec 1879	was enlarged by gaining part of	SKIDBY CP/Ch	Skidby Carr, Skidby Ings, &c Houses in 1891: 12.	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 9873
18 Aug 1882	was enlarged by gaining part of	KIRK ELLA CP/AP		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'.; D.P. ACT, 1882

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10415287

Date accessed: 08th April 2026