Laughton By Gainsborough Parish (AP) through time

Laughton By Gainsborough Parish (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	Start	End	Authority
LAUGHTON BY GAINSBOROUGH	Preferred	English		1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 268.
LAUGHTON	Alternate	English			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LAUGHTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit		1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 268.
WILDSWORTH Hmlt/CP	Parish-level Unit	01 Jan 0001	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 287.

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. 268.
GAINSBOROUGH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CORRINGHAM Wap	Ancient District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 268.

Boundaries and changes

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Laughton By Gainsborough Parish (AP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10429808

Date accessed: 08th April 2026