Administrative unit

Coventry AD_City/CntyOfIt

Ancient District

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Population

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Industry

Industry

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Social Structure

Social Structure

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Housing

Housing

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Preferred Name:
COVENTRY
Unit Type:
Ancient District
Status:
County of Itself (1452 - 1889)
City
Date created:
1452
Date abolished:
1889
Unit ID:
10516407
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. XIII.

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
WARWICKSHIRE Ancient County 1452 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. XIII.

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
ANSTY Ch/AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1452 1842 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 749.
COVENTRY HOLY TRINITY AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1452 1842 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 749.
COVENTRY ST MICHAEL CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1452 1842 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 749.
EXHALL CP/AP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1842 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 749.
FOLESHILL AP/CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1552 1842 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 749.
KERESLEY Hmlt/CP Parish-level Unit 1452 1842 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 749.
STIVICHALL CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1452 1842 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 749.
STOKE CP/Ch/AP Parish-level Unit 1842 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 749.
WALSGRAVE ON SOWE CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1842 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 749.
WYKEN CP/AP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1842 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 749.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Coventry AD_City/CntyOfIt through time | Census tables with data for the Ancient District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10516407

Date accessed: 24th April 2024