Coventry Ancient City (AD_City/CntyOfIt)

Created: 1452   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     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
County of Itself CntyOfIt 1452 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ANSTY Ch/AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1452 1842 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 749.
COVENTRY HOLY TRINITY AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1452 1842 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 749.
COVENTRY ST MICHAEL CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1452 1842 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 749.
EXHALL CP/AP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1842 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 749.
FOLESHILL AP/CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1552 1842 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 749.
KERESLEY Hmlt/CP Parish-level Unit 1452 1842 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 749.
STIVICHALL CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1452 1842 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 749.
STOKE CP/Ch/AP Parish-level Unit 1842 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 749.
WALSGRAVE ON SOWE CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1842 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 749.
WYKEN CP/AP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1842 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 749.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
WARWICKSHIRE Ancient County 1452 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. XIII.
Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10516407

Date accessed: 08th April 2026