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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:
BRIDGHAM
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Ancient Parish
Civil Parish
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10161903
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 358.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
BRIDGHAM Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 358.
BRIDGEHAM 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 BRIDGHAM EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 358.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
NORFOLK Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 358.
GUILTCROSS RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1835 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
THETFORD RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1902 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 358.
GUILTCROSS RD Local Government District 1894 1902 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 659.
GUILTCROSS RSD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
KENNINGHALL Registration sub-District     1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
SHROPHAM Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 653.
THETFORD RD Local Government District 1902 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 660.
THETFORD RSD Sanitary District 1902 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
THETFORD Registration sub-District     1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
WAYLAND RD Local Government District 1935 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 660.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
21 Dec 1956 was reduced to enlarge HARLING CP Area: 1 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and Local Government Declaration under Section 145 of the LGA, 1933 (Alteration of watercourses)
21 Dec 1956 was enlarged by gaining part of HARLING CP Area: 1 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and Local Government Declaration under Section 145 of the LGA, 1933 (Alteration of watercourses)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BRIDGHAM Manor     The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bridgham 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/10161903

Date accessed: 19th March 2024