Mavesyn Ridware (Parish) through time

Mavesyn Ridware Parish

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

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

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Lower level units

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

Other related units

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	MAVESYN RIDWARE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 420.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
STAFFORDSHIRE	Ancient County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 420.
LICHFIELD RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 420.
LICHFIELD RSD	Sanitary District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 420.
LICHFIELD RD	Local Government District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 420.
NORTH OFFLOW Hundred	Ancient District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 420.
RUGELEY	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'.
YOXALL	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'.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1934	was enlarged by the abolition of	PIPE RIDWARE Ch/CP	Area: 822 acres. Population in 1931: 52.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 77777. The Staffordshire Review Order, 1934

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Mavesyn Ridware (Parish) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10292049

Date accessed: 16th November 2025