Wells St Cuthbert In Parish (CP)

Created: 1866   Abolished: 1933

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.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
WELLS ST CUTHBERT IN Preferred English 1866 1933 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 441.
ST CUTHBERT IN Alternate English     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

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. 441.
WELLS RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 441.
WELLS USD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 441.
WELLS MB Local Government District 1866 1933 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 441.
WELLS 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'.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
24 Mar 1884 was enlarged by gaining part of WELLS ST CUTHBERT OUT CP All that part within the MB of Wells Houses in 1891: 188.   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 15658
01 Apr 1933 was abolished to create WELLS CP Area: 667 acres. Population in 1931: 4541.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 77130. The Somerset Review Order, 1933

Boundary Map of Wells St Cuthbert In Parish (CP)

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, Wells St Cuthbert In Parish (CP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10445644

Date accessed: 08th April 2026