Great Grimsby Parish (CP/AP)

Created: 1586   Abolished: 1928

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

Notes

Parts of Lindsey.

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
GREAT GRIMSBY Preferred English 1586 1928 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 262.
GREAT GRIMSBY ST MARY AND ST JAMES Alternate English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 262.
GRIMSBY GREAT Alternate English     1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Civil Parish CP   1928 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Ancient Parish AP 1586   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by GREAT GRIMSBY EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 262.

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. 262.
CAISTOR PLU/RegD Poor Law Union/Reg. District   01 Apr 1897 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
GRIMSBY RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1881-91 1928 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 262.
BRADLEY HAVERSTOE Wap Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 262.
GREAT GRIMSBY Registration sub-District   1928 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'.
GREAT GRIMSBY Borough Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 262.
GRIMSBY USD Sanitary District 1889   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 262.
GRIMSBY USD Sanitary District   1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 262.
GRIMSBY CB/MB Local Government District   1928 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 262.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1928 was abolished to create GRIMSBY CP Area: 1915 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; The Grimsby Corporation Act, 1927

Boundary Map of Great Grimsby Parish (CP/AP)

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, Great Grimsby Parish (CP/AP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10418872

Date accessed: 08th April 2026