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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DEVON	Ancient County	1898		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 93.
PLYMOUTH RegD/Inc	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1898	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 93.
CHARLES	Registration sub-District			1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
PLYMOUTH USD	Sanitary District	1898		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 93.
PLYMOUTH CB/MB	Local Government District	1898		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 93.
PLYMOUTH NORTH	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'.
PLYMOUTH SOUTH EAST	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'.
PLYMOUTH SOUTH WEST	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'.
ROBOROUGH Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 93.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
25 Mar 1898	was created from part of	PLYMOUTH CHARLES CP/AP	Houses in 1901: 658.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 36955
25 Mar 1898	was created from part of	PLYMOUTH CHARLES CP/AP	Houses in 1901: 7246.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 36955
25 Mar 1898	was created from part of	PLYMOUTH ST ANDREW CP/AP	Houses in 1901: 4634.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 36955
25 Mar 1898	was created from part of	PLYMOUTH ST ANDREW CP/AP	Houses in 1901: 1146.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 36955
01 Apr 1899	was enlarged by gaining part of	ST BUDEAUX Ch/CP	Houses in 1901: 6.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; Plymouth Corporation Act, 1898
01 Apr 1939	was enlarged by the abolition of	COMPTON GIFFORD CP/Ch	Area: 223 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; Plymouth Extension Act, 1938
01 Apr 1939	was enlarged by the abolition of	EGG BUCKLAND CP/AP	Area: 1725 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; Plymouth Extension Act, 1938
01 Apr 1939	was enlarged by gaining part of	PLYMSTOCK AP/CP	Area: 1 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; Plymouth Extension Act, 1938
01 Apr 1939	was enlarged by the abolition of	ST BUDEAUX Ch/CP	Area: 1826 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; Plymouth Extension Act, 1938
01 Apr 1939	was enlarged by the abolition of	TAMERTON FOLIOT AP/CP	Area: 40 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; Plymouth Extension Act, 1938
01 Apr 1951	was enlarged by gaining part of	BICKLEIGH AP/CP	Area: 1586 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; Plymouth Extension Act, 1950
01 Apr 1951	was enlarged by the abolition of	ST BUDEAUX Ch/CP	Area: 549 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; Plymouth Extension Act, 1950
01 Apr 1951	was enlarged by the abolition of	TAMERTON FOLIOT AP/CP	Area: 1476 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; Plymouth Extension Act, 1950

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