York St Helen Aldwark Parish (AP) through time

York St Helen Aldwark Parish (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.

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	Authority
YORK ST HELEN ALDWARK	Preferred	English	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 632.
HELEN ST ON THE WALL	Alternate	English	1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
HELEN ST ON THE WALLS	Alternate	English	1821 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST HELEN ON THE WALLS	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'.
YORK ST HELEN ON THE WALLS	Alternate	English	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 632.

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	YORK ST HELEN ALDWARK EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 632.

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. 632.
YORK AD_City/Borough	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 632.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1586	was abolished to create	YORK ST CUTHBERT ST HELEN ON THE WALLS AND ALL SAINTS PEASHOLME CP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 632.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, York St Helen Aldwark Parish (AP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10476276

Date accessed: 09th April 2026