Highbridge Parish (CP/Ch) through time

Highbridge Parish (CP/Ch)

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Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Civil Parish	CP	1894	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
Chapelry	Ch			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	HIGHBRIDGE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 427.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SOMERSET	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 427.
AXBRIDGE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1894	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 427.
AXBRIDGE RD	Local Government District		1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 427.
BURNHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 427.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
31 Dec 1894	was created from part of	BURNHAM CP/AP	Houses in 1901: 434.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; L.G. Act, 1894 (Appointed day), and County Council Naming Order
01 Apr 1896	was reduced to enlarge	BURNHAM CP/AP	Houses in 1901: 8.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 34419
01 Oct 1896	was reduced to create	BURNHAM WITHOUT CP	Houses in 1901: 62.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 35270
01 Oct 1896	was reduced to create	NORTH HIGHBRIDGE CP	Houses in 1901: 364.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 35270

Maps

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10434543

Date accessed: 08th April 2026