Lincoln St Mary le Wigford Parish (CP/AP) through time

Lincoln St Mary le Wigford Parish (CP/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.

How we use the land; crops and farm animals.

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	End	Authority
LINCOLN ST MARY LE WIGFORD	Preferred	English	1888	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 270.
MARY ST LE WIGFORD	Alternate	English		1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST MARY LE WIGFORD	Alternate	English		1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
ST MARY LE WIGFORD WITH HOLMES COMMON	Alternate	English		1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Civil Parish	CP		1888	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Ancient Parish	AP			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) 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	LINCOLN ST FAITH EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 270.

Higher level units

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. 270.
LINCOLN RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 270.
LINCOLN CB/MB	Local Government District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 270.
LINCOLN USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 270.
LINCOLN Borough	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 270.
LINCOLN AD_City/CntyOfIt	Ancient District	1410	1888	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 701.
LINCOLN HOME	Registration sub-District			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.

Boundaries and changes

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lincoln St Mary le Wigford Parish (CP/AP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10464420

Date accessed: 08th April 2026