Administrative unit

Leigh EP

Ecclesiastical Parish

Preferred Name:
LEIGH
Unit Type:
Ecclesiastical Parish
Status:
Ecclesiastical Parish (1849 - 1955)
Date created:
1849
Date abolished:
1955
Unit ID:
10453756
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 113.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
LEIGH Preferred English 1849 1955 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 113.
LEIGH ST ANDREW Alternate English     1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Ecclesiastical parishes or districts - Families or separate occupiers, and population, 1911'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was preceded by LEIGH Ch/Tg/CP Parish-level Unit F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 113.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
DORSET Ancient County 1849 1955 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 113.
SHAFTESBURY Rural Deanery 1849 1872 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 113.
SHERBORNE Rural Deanery 1872 1955 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 113.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
1955 was abolished to create LEIGH WITH CHETNOLE EP   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 113.

Lower level units

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

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Leigh EP through time | Census tables with data for the Ecclesiastical Parish, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10453756

Date accessed: 28th March 2024