Thornton Watlass Parish (CP/AP) through time

Thornton Watlass 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.

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
Civil Parish	CP			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.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
CLIFTON UPON URE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 529.
ROOKWITH Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 598.
THIRN CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 616.
CLIFTON UPON URE	Manor	The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
ROOKWITH	Manor	The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
THIRN	Manor	The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
THORNTON WATLASS	Manor	The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
WATLASS	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	THORNTON WATLASS EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 618.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
YORKSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 618.
BEDALE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1839	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 618.
NORTHALLERTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1837	1839	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 618.
NORTH RIDING Riding	Division of Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 618.
BEDALE RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 618.
BEDALE RD	Local Government District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 618.
EAST HANG Wap	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 618.
MASHAM	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

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10471758

Date accessed: 08th April 2026