Administrative unit

Chepping Wycombe AP/CP

Parish-level Unit

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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.
Housing

Housing

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

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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:
CHEPPING WYCOMBE
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Ancient Parish
Civil Parish (until 1894)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10010871
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 43.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
CHEPPING WYCOMBE Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 43.
CHIPPING WYCOMBE Alternate English     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
HIGH WYCOMBE Alternate English     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
WYCOMBE CHIPPING Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
WYCOMBE CHIPPING OR HIGH WYCOMBE Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

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
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 43.
WYCOMBE RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 43.
CHEPPING WYCOMBE Borough Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 568.
CHEPPING WYCOMBE USD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 43.
DESBOROUGH Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 43.
HIGH WYCOMBE MB Local Government District   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 43.
HIGH WYCOMBE Registration sub-District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
WYCOMBE Registration sub-District     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
WYCOMBE RSD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 43.

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
WYCOMBE CP/ExP Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 43.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Chepping Wycombe 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/10010871

Date accessed: 20th April 2025