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Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:
COWLEY
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Ancient Parish
Civil Parish (until 1938)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10164941
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 320.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by COWLEY EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 320.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
MIDDLESEX Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 320.
UXBRIDGE RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 320.
ELTHORNE Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 320.
HILLINGDON 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'.
UXBRIDGE RSD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 320.
UXBRIDGE RD Local Government District 1894 1929 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 320.
UXBRIDGE UD/MB Local Government District 1929 1938 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 320.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
18 Aug 1882 was reduced to enlarge HILLINGDON CP/AP Houses in 1891: 43.   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'.; D.P. ACT, 1882
01 Apr 1896 was enlarged by gaining part of HILLINGDON EAST CP Houses in 1901: 110.   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 32938
01 Apr 1896 was reduced to enlarge HILLINGDON EAST CP   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 32938
31 Mar 1929 was enlarged by gaining part of YIEWSLEY CP/Ch Area: 29 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 73109-The Middlesex (Uxbridge and Yiewsley) Confirmation Order, 1929
31 Mar 1929 was reduced to enlarge YIEWSLEY CP/Ch Area: 33 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 73109-The Middlesex (Uxbridge and Yiewsley) Confirmation Order, 1929
01 Apr 1938 was abolished to enlarge UXBRIDGE CP/Ch/Hmlt Area: 522 acres.   1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; M. of H. Order No. 92516. The County of Middlesex U.D. of Uxbridge (Union of Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1937

Lower level units

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

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Cowley CP/AP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10164941

Date accessed: 29th March 2024