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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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Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:
MOOR HOUSE
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Township (until 1946)
Civil Parish (1866 - 1946)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
1946
Unit ID:
10169446
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
MOOR HOUSE Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
MOORHOUSE Alternate English     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by MOOR HOUSE EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
COUNTY DURHAM Ancient County   1946 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
HOUGHTON LE SPRING RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1866 1946 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
DURHAM Wd Ancient District 1829 1946 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
DURSLEY RD Local Government District 1937 1946 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
EASINGTON Wd Ancient District   1829 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
HETTON LE HOLE 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'.
HOUGHTON LE SPRING RD Local Government District 1894 1937 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
HOUGHTON LE SPRING RSD Sanitary District 1866 1946 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
HOUGHTON LE SPRING CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1946 was abolished to enlarge WEST RAINTON CP/Tn Area: 282 acres.   1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; M. of H. Order No. 104826. County of Durham (West Rainton Parish) Confirmation Order, 1946

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, Moor House CP/Tn through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10169446

Date accessed: 31st October 2024