Roath Parish (CP/AP) through time

Roath 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			1881 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 4 , 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'
Ancient Parish	AP			1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'

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	ROATH EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 184.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
GLAMORGAN	Ancient County		1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CARDIFF RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CARDIFF USD	Sanitary District		1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area and Population in Rural Sanitary Districts'.
CARDIFF CB	Local Government District	01 Oct 1903	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 13, 'Changes in the boundaries of civil parishes during the intercensal period 1901-11; effected under the provisions of the Local Government Acts of 1888 and 1894, and by Local Acts'.
CARDIFF	Registration sub-District		1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
CARDIFF RSD	Sanitary District		1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area and Population in Rural Sanitary Districts'.
CENTRAL CARDIFF	Registration sub-District		1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
EAST CARDIFF	Registration sub-District		1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
KIBBOR Hundred	Ancient District		1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
25 Mar 1883	was enlarged by gaining part of	RUMNEY AP/CP		1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 14743
25 Mar 1883	was reduced to enlarge	RUMNEY AP/CP		1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 14742
01 Oct 1903	was abolished to create	CARDIFF CP	Population in 1911: 68224.	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 13, 'Changes in the boundaries of civil parishes during the intercensal period 1901-11; effected under the provisions of the Local Government Acts of 1888 and 1894, and by Local Acts'.; LGBO 4451?

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10484017

Date accessed: 08th April 2026