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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:
WIGTON
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Ancient Parish
Civil Parish (until 1887)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10284991
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by WIGTON EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CUMBERLAND Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.
WIGTON RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District   1887 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.
CUMBERLAND Wap/Wd Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.
WIGTON Registration sub-District   1887 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
WIGTON USD Sanitary District   1887 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
1887 was reduced to create WIGTON CUM WOODSIDE CP   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
OULTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 57.
WAVERTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 60.
WOODSIDE QUARTER CP/Tn Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 61.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wigton AP/CP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10284991

Date accessed: 28th March 2024