Dearness Parish

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

Notes

Groome says "The parish is united quoad civilia to St Andrews, from which, however, it was separated quoad sacra in 1845".

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
DEARNESS Preferred English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
DEERNESS Alternate English     F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4)

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by ST ANDREWS AND DEERNESS Scottish Parish 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ORKNEY AND SHETLAND Scottish County     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Dearness Parish through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13407952

Date accessed: 08th April 2026