Southwick Parish

Statistics

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.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
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We know of no alternate names.

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

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by SOUTHWICK EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 114.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
COUNTY DURHAM Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 114.
SUNDERLAND RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1866 1928 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 114.
CHESTER Wd Ancient District   1829 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 114.
EASINGTON Wd Ancient District 1829   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 114.
MONKWEARMOUTH 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'.
SOUTHWICK 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'.
SOUTHWICK ON WEAR UD Local Government District 1866 1928 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 114.
SOUTHWICK ON WEAR USD Sanitary District 1875 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 114.
SUNDERLAND RSD Sanitary District 1887   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 114.
MONKWEARMOUTH CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 114.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
24 Mar 1887 was reduced to enlarge HARTON CP/Tn Houses in 1891: 15.   1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 20308
01 Apr 1928 was abolished to enlarge SUNDERLAND AP/PA/CP Area: 856 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; The Sunderland Corporation Act, 1927

Boundary Map of Southwick Parish

If the boundaries of the Parish-level Unit changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10035028

Date accessed: 15th December 2025