East Thickley Parish

Abolished: 1937

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.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names for this unit exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
EAST THICKLEY Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 116.
THICKLEY EAST 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'.

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 EAST THICKLEY EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 116.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
COUNTY DURHAM Ancient County   1937 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 116.
AUCKLAND RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1866 1937 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 116.
BISHOP AUCKLAND 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 Wd Ancient District   1937 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 116.
SHILDON UD Local Government District 1894 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 116.
SHILDON UD Local Government District 1907 1937 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 116.
SHILDON AND EAST THICKLEY USD Sanitary District 1866 1937 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 116.
AUCKLAND ST ANDREW CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 116.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1937 was abolished to enlarge SHILDON Ch/CP Area: 468 acres. Population in 1931: 3056.   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 East Thickley 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, East Thickley (Parish) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10169641

Date accessed: 11th December 2025