Available Themes

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.
Housing

Housing

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

Preferred Name:
THORNHAM
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Township
Civil Parish (1866 - 1894)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10380984
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 203.

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
LANCASHIRE Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 203.
OLDHAM RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1837 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 203.
CASTLETON BY ROCHDALE USD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 203.
MIDDLETON MB Local Government District 1886 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 203.
MIDDLETON USD Sanitary District 1886 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 203.
MIDDLETON AND TONGE USD Sanitary District 1875 1886 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 203.
ROYTON Registration sub-District     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
ROYTON USD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 203.
SALFORD Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 203.
MIDDLETON AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 203.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
31 Dec 1894 was reduced to enlarge MIDDLETON AP/CP Houses in 1901: 78.   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 31625 (Appointed day, 1894)
31 Dec 1894 was reduced to enlarge ROYTON CP/Ch Houses in 1901: 216.   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 31625 (Appointed day, 1894)

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10380984

Date accessed: 27th April 2024