Seamer Parish (AP/CP) through time

Seamer Parish (AP/CP)

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.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Ancient Parish	AP			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Civil Parish	CP			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
CAYTON WITH DEEPDALE AND KILLERBY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 527.
IRTON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 566.
NEWBY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 587.
OSGODBY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 590.
EAST AYTON	Manor		The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
IRTON	Manor		The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
SEAMER	Manor		The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
SEAMER	Manor		The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register

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	SEAMER WITH CAYTON AND EAST AYTON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 603.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
YORKSHIRE	Ancient County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 603.
NORTH RIDING Riding	Division of Ancient County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 603.
SCARBOROUGH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 603.
HUTTON BUSCEL	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'.
PICKERING LYTHE Liberty/Wap/Liberty	Ancient District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 603.
SCARBOROUGH RSD	Sanitary District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 603.
SCARBOROUGH RD	Local Government District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 603.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1934	was reduced to enlarge	IRTON Tn/CP	Area: 516 acres. Population in 1931: 13.	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. 77607. The North Riding of Yorkshire Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was reduced to enlarge	SCARBOROUGH AP/CP	Area: 360 acres. Population in 1931: 15.	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. 77607. The North Riding of Yorkshire Review Order, 1934

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10467380

Date accessed: 08th April 2026