Mere Parish (CP/AP/ExP) through time

Mere Parish (CP/AP/ExP)

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.

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Parts of Kesteven.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Civil Parish	CP	1858	1931	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.
Extra-Parochial Area	ExP	early	1858	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	Authority
LINCOLNSHIRE	Ancient County		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 272.
LINCOLN RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 272.
BRANSTON RD	Local Government District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 272.
LANGOE Wap	Ancient District	1840S	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 272.
LINCOLN RSD	Sanitary District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 272.
LINCOLN AD_City/CntyOfIt	Ancient District	1410	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 701.
LINCOLN SOUTH WEST	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'.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1931	was abolished to create	BRANSTON AND MERE CP	Area: 1395 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 74993-The Parts of Kesteven (Alterations and Districts and Parishes) Order, 1930

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10435705

Date accessed: 08th April 2026