Westoe (Parish) through time

Westoe Parish

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Lower level units

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

Other related units

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	WESTOE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 118.

Higher level units

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. 118.
SOUTH SHIELDS RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1866	1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 118.
CHESTER Wd	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 118.
SOUTH SHIELDS MB/CB	Local Government District	1889	1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 118.
SOUTH SHIELDS	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
SOUTH SHIELDS USD	Sanitary District	1866	1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 118.
SOUTH SHIELDS MB/CB	Local Government District	1850	1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 118.
SOUTH SHIELDS CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 118.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
30 Mar 1897	was abolished to enlarge	SOUTH SHIELDS CP/Tn	Houses in 1901: 11602.	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 36023

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10197636

Date accessed: 15th December 2025