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.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Agriculture & Land Use

Agriculture & Land Use

How we use the land; crops and farm animals.
Housing

Housing

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

Preferred Name:
SANCTON
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Ancient Parish
Civil Parish (until 1866)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10466672
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 600.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
SANCTON Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 600.
SANCTON AND HOUGHTON Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by SANCTON EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 600.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
YORKSHIRE Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 600.
EAST RIDING Riding Division of Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 600.
HARTHILL Wap Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 600.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
NORTH CLIFFE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 528.
SANCTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 600.
HOUGHTON Manor     The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
NORTH CLIFFE Manor     The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
SANCTON Manor     The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Sancton 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/10466672

Date accessed: 19th April 2024