Cockerton 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.

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 COCKERTON EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 96.

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. 96.
DARLINGTON RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District   1915 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 96.
AYCLIFFE Registration sub-District     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
DARLINGTON RD Local Government District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 96.
DARLINGTON RSD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 96.
DARLINGTON MB/CB Local Government District 1872 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 96.
DARLINGTON USD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 96.
DARLINGTON Wd Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 96.
DARLINGTON 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'.
DARLINGTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 96.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
31 Dec 1894 was reduced to create HARROWGATE HILL CP Houses in 1901: 487.   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 31653 (Appointed day, 1894)
01 Apr 1915 was abolished to enlarge ARCHDEANON NEWTON Tn/CP Area: 495 acres. Population in 1921: 30.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; LGB Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 23) Act, 1915
01 Apr 1915 was abolished to enlarge DARLINGTON CP/AP Area: 926 acres. Population in 1921: 1237.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; LGB Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 23) Act, 1915

Boundary Map of Cockerton Parish

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Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10132484

Date accessed: 15th December 2025