Durham St Mary the Less Parish

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Population

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Industry

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Social Structure

Social Structure

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Housing

Housing

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Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names for this unit exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
DURHAM ST MARY THE LESS Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 99.
DURHAM SOUTH BAILEY Alternate English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 99.
MARY ST LITTLE Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SOUTH BAILEY Alternate English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 99.
ST MARY THE LESS Alternate English     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.

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

We know of no associations with other units.

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. 99.
DURHAM RegD Poor Law Union/Reg. District   01 Apr 1875 1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
DURHAM RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District   1916 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 99.
DURHAM AD_City Ancient District     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
DURHAM USD Sanitary District   1916 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 99.
DURHAM MB Local Government District 1835 1916 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 99.
DURHAM Wd Ancient District 1829 1916 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 99.
DURHAM 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'.
DURHAM CASTLE JURISDICTION AD_PalS Ancient District   1835 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 99.
EASINGTON Wd Ancient District   1829 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 99.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1916 was abolished to create DURHAM CP Area: 4 acres. Population in 1921: 150.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; The County of Durham (Parish of Durham) Confirmation Order 1916 (No. 63385)

Boundary Map of Durham St Mary the Less Parish

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Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Durham St Mary the Less (Parish) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10054175

Date accessed: 13th December 2025