Newtown Cunningham Town through time

Newtown Cunningham Town

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.

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
NEWTOWN CUNNINGHAM	Preferred	English			UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 741.
NEWTOWNCUNNINGHAM	Alternate	English			1851 Census of Ireland, Table 1, 'General Table.'.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
DONEGAL	Irish County	UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 741.
LONDONDERRY	Poor Law Union	UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 741.
RAPHOE	Barony	UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 741.
ALLSAINTS	Irish Civil Parish	UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 741.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Newtown Cunningham Town through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13411890

Date accessed: 08th April 2026