Monkwearmouth Shore (Parish) through time

Monkwearmouth Shore 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

The following alternate names for this unit exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
MONKWEARMOUTH SHORE	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
MONK WEARMOUTH SHORE	Alternate	English			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'.

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	End	Authority
COUNTY DURHAM	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
SUNDERLAND RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1866	1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
CHESTER Wd	Ancient District		1829	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
EASINGTON Wd	Ancient District	1829	1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
MONKWEARMOUTH	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
SUNDERLAND MB/CB	Local Government District	1835	1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
SUNDERLAND MB/CB	Local Government District	1889	1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
SUNDERLAND USD	Sanitary District	1866	1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
MONKWEARMOUTH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
25 Mar 1897	was abolished to enlarge	SUNDERLAND AP/PA/CP	Houses in 1901: 2814.	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 35995

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10077801

Date accessed: 13th December 2025