Ribbleton Moor Extra-parochial Area (ExP) through time

Ribbleton Moor Extra-parochial Area (ExP)

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.

This unit is described by the 1891 census as 'formerly common to the Townships of Grimsargh with Brockholes and Ribbleton, but now divided'.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
RIBBLETON MOOR	Preferred	English			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
RIBBLETON MOOR FORMERLY COMMON TO THE TOWNSHIPS OF GRIMSARGH WITH BROCKHOLES AND RIBBLETON BUT NOW DIVIDED	Alternate	English			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
LANCASHIRE	Ancient County	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
PRESTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
ALSTON	Registration sub-District	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Ribbleton Moor Extra-parochial Area (ExP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12798180

Date accessed: 08th April 2026