Halston Parish (ExP/CP) through time

Halston Parish (ExP/CP)

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
Extra-Parochial Area	ExP		1858	1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
Civil Parish	CP	1858	by 1871	1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
SHROPSHIRE	Ancient County	by 1871	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
OSWESTRY RegD/Inc/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	by 1871	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
OSWESTRY Hundred	Ancient District	by 1871	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST MARTINS	Registration sub-District	by 1871	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10558943

Date accessed: 08th April 2026