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Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:
OXFORD
Unit Type:
Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:
Incorporation
Registration District
Date created:
1837
Date abolished:
1930
Unit ID:
10005504
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 664.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
OXFORDSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 664.
OXFORDSHIRE Administrative County     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Jun 1895 was enlarged by gaining part of ABINGDON RegD/PLU North and South Hinksey lost to Oxford   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jun 1895 was enlarged by gaining part of HEADINGTON RegD/PLU Part of Marston transferred to Oxford   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
OXFORD Registration sub-District     1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
HOLYWELL CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 399.
OXFORD CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 402.
OXFORD ALL SAINTS CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1895 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST ALDATE CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST CLEMENT CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST EBBE CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST GILES CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST MARTIN CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1895 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST MARTIN AND ALL SAINTS CP Parish-level Unit 1895 1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST MARY MAGDALEN CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST MARY THE VIRGIN CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST MICHAEL AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST PETER IN THE EAST CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST PETER LE BAILEY CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST THOMAS CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY COLLEGES AND HALLS ExP Parish-level Unit   1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Oxford RegD/Inc through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10005504

Date accessed: 27th April 2024