Tewkesbury Rural District (RD) through time

Tewkesbury Rural District (RD)

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 babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

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

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BREDON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 473.
BREDONS NORTON CP/Ch/AP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 473.
CHACELEY Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1931	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 474.
CONDERTON Hmlt/CP	Parish-level Unit	1984	1933	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'.
KEMERTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1931	1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 481.
OVERBURY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 486.
PENDOCK CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 486.
TEDDINGTON Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1931	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 490.

Other related units

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was administered by	TEWKESBURY RD	Local Government District	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
WORCESTERSHIRE	Administrative County	1894	1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 612.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Oct 1931	was reduced to enlarge	PERSHORE RD	the CPs of Bredon, & Bredon's Norton Area: 4293 acres. Population in 1931: 1129.	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. Provisional Order Confirmation (City of Worcester) Act, 1931& 1.4.1933 M. of H. Order No. 76790. The County of Worcester Review Order, 1933
01 Apr 1933	was reduced to enlarge	EVESHAM RD	the CPs of Conderton, Kemerton, & Overbury Area: 3735 acres. Population in 1931: 916.	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. 76790. The County of Worcester Review Order, 1933
01 Apr 1933	was reduced to enlarge	UPTON UPON SEVERN RD	Pendock CP Area: 1145 acres. Population in 1931: 142.	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. 76790. The County of Worcester Review Order, 1933

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Tewkesbury Rural District (RD) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10470511

Date accessed: 08th April 2026