Elwick Parish

Abolished: 1955

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Industry

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Housing

Housing

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We know of no alternate names.

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

We know of no associations with other units.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
COUNTY DURHAM Ancient County   1844 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 100.
NORTHUMBERLAND Ancient County   1955 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 100.
BELFORD RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 100.
BAMBURGH Wd Ancient District   1955 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 100.
BELFORD RSD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 327.
BELFORD RD Local Government District   1955 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 327.
BELFORD 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'.
ISLANDSHIRE AD_PalS Ancient District   1955 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 100.
NORHAM AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1866 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 327.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1955 was abolished to enlarge MIDDLETON CP/Tn Area: 895 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and Local Government Order No. 4837. The County of Northumberland (R.D. of Belford) Confirmation Order, 1955

Boundary Map of Elwick Parish

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Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10185178

Date accessed: 11th December 2025