Abergavenny Parish (CP/AP) through time

Abergavenny Parish (CP/AP)

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.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Ancient Parish	AP			1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
Civil Parish	CP		31 Dec 1894	1881 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 4 , 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
HARDWICK Hmlt	Parish-level Unit	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 87.
LLOYNDU Hmlt	Parish-level Unit	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
LLWYN DU Hmlt	Parish-level Unit	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 146.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
MONMOUTHSHIRE	Ancient County		1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ABERGAVENNY PLU/RegD	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ABERGAVENNY RegD	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	01 Jul 1861	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ABERGAVENNY USD	Sanitary District		1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area and Population in Rural Sanitary Districts'.
ABERGAVENNY	Registration sub-District		1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
ABERGAVENNY Hundred	Ancient District		1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ABERGAVENNY RSD	Sanitary District		1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area and Population in Rural Sanitary Districts'.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
31 Dec 1894	was reduced to create	ABERGAVENNY RURAL CP/AP	Houses in 1901: 79.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 31906 (Appointed day, 1894)
31 Dec 1894	was reduced to create	ABERGAVENNY URBAN CP/AP	Houses in 1901: 1664.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 31906 (Appointed day, 1894)

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Abergavenny Parish (CP/AP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10486488

Date accessed: 24th January 2026