St Oswalds Parish

Created: 1895   Abolished: 1935

Statistics

Population

Population

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

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

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 1895 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 113.
DURHAM RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1895 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 113.
BRANDON Registration sub-District     1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
DURHAM RD Local Government District 1895 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 113.
DURHAM 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'.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
05 Oct 1895 was created from part of BEARPARK CP Houses in 1901: 98.   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 32982
01 Apr 1935 was abolished to enlarge DURHAM CP Area: 2184 acres. Population in 1931: 523.   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. 81424. The County of Durham Review Order, 1935

Boundary Map of St Oswalds 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, St Oswalds (Parish) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10200611

Date accessed: 15th December 2025