Four Towers Parish (ExP/CP) through time

Four Towers Parish (ExP/CP)

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

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
Extra-Parochial Area	ExP		1858	1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
Civil Parish	CP	1858		1861 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 1 , 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1851 and 1861, in Districts, Sub-districts, Parishes and Places'

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	FOUR TOWERS EExP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 418.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SOMERSET	Ancient County		1885	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
WINCANTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1858	1885	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 674.
BRUTON Hundred	Ancient District		1885	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
BRUTON	Registration sub-District			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'.
WINCANTON RSD	Sanitary District		1885	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.

Boundaries and changes

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Four Towers Parish (ExP/CP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10488229

Date accessed: 09th April 2026