Billingham 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.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Agriculture & Land Use

Agriculture & Land Use

How we use the land; crops and farm animals.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

We know of no alternate names.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CLAXTON Ch/CP Parish-level Unit   by the sixteenth century F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 96.
COWPEN BEWLEY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 92.
NEWTON BEWLEY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 93.
WOLVISTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 120.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by BILLINGHAM EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 93.

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. 93.
STOCKTON RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District   1968 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 93.
STOCKTON RegD Poor Law Union/Reg. District   01 Jan 1896 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'.
BILLINGHAM UD Local Government District 1923 1967 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 93.
STOCKTON RD Local Government District 1894 1923 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 93.
STOCKTON Wd Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 93.
STOCKTON RSD Sanitary District   1968 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 93.
STOCKTON 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'.
YARM Registration sub-District     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'.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
1968 was reduced to create WOLVISTON CP   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 93.
01 Apr 1937 was enlarged by the abolition of COWPEN BEWLEY CP/Tn Area: 3517 acres. Population in 1931: 706.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 86335. The County of Durham Review Order, 1937
01 Apr 1937 was enlarged by gaining part of NEWTON BEWLEY CP/Tn Area: 746 acres. Population in 1931: 34.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 86335. The County of Durham Review Order, 1937
01 Apr 1937 was enlarged by the abolition of WOLVISTON CP/Ch Area: 553 acres. Population in 1931: 570.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 86335. The County of Durham Review Order, 1937

Boundary Map of Billingham 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, Billingham (Parish) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10132265

Date accessed: 15th December 2025