Willington 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.
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We know of no alternate names.

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 WILLINGTON EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 119.

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. 119.
DURHAM RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1866 1937 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 119.
DURHAM RegD Poor Law Union/Reg. District   01 Apr 1875 1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
BRANDON 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. 119.
DURHAM RSD Sanitary District 1875 1881 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 119.
WILLINGTON USD Sanitary District 1881 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 119.
WILLINGTON UD Local Government District 1866 1937 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 119.
BRANCEPETH CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 119.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
21 Dec 1881 was reduced to enlarge HELMINGTON ROW CP/Tn   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'.; LGBO 13195
21 Dec 1881 was reduced to enlarge STOCKLEY CP/Tn   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'.; LGBO 13177
21 Dec 1881 was enlarged by gaining part of STOCKLEY CP/Tn (2 parts)   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'.; LGBO 13176
01 Apr 1937 was abolished to enlarge BISHOP AUCKLAND CP Area: 45 acres. Population in 1931: 0.   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
01 Apr 1937 was abolished to create CROOK AND WILLINGTON CP Area: 1406 acres. Population in 1931: 6644.   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 Willington Parish

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Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10204793

Date accessed: 10th December 2025