Marwood (Parish) through time

Marwood 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.

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

We know of no associations with other units.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	Authority
COUNTY DURHAM	Ancient County	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 108.
TEESDALE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 108.
BARNARD CASTLE RD	Local Government District	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 108.
BARNARD CASTLE	Registration sub-District	1894	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'.

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 created from part of	BARNARD CASTLE Ch/CP	Houses in 1901: 72.	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'.; L.G. Act, 1894 (Appointed day), and County Council Naming Order

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10034759

Date accessed: 15th December 2025