Exeter Ancient City (AD_City/CntyOfIt)

Created: 1537   Abolished: 1889

Statistics

Population

Population

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

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
City AD_City     1831 Census of Great Britain, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
County of Itself CntyOfIt 1537 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CLOSE OF ST PETERS CATHEDRAL ExP/CP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EXETER ALLHALLOWS GOLDSMITH STREET CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EXETER ALL HALLOWS ON THE WALLS AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EXETER BEDFORD CIRCUS CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EXETER BRADNINCH PRECINCT CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EXETER HOLY TRINITY AP/Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EXETER ST DAVID CP/Ch/AP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EXETER ST EDMUND AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EXETER ST GEORGE THE MARTYR CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EXETER ST JOHN CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EXETER ST KERRIAN AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EXETER ST LAWRENCE AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EXETER ST MARTIN AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EXETER ST MARY ARCHES AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EXETER ST MARY MAJOR AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EXETER ST MARY STEPS AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EXETER ST OLAVE CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EXETER ST PANCRAS AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EXETER ST PAUL CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EXETER ST PETROCK CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EXETER ST SIDWELL CP/Ch/AP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EXETER ST STEPHEN AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1537 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
PAUL ST AND BRADNINCH AP Parish-level Unit   by 1841 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
DEVON Ancient County 1537 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. XIII.
Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Exeter Ancient City (AD_City/CntyOfIt) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10516377

Date accessed: 08th April 2026