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Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.
We know of no alternate names.
We know of no associations with other units.
This unit was part of the following units:
Name | Type | Start | End | Authority |
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LEICESTERSHIRE | Poor Law/Registration County | 1850 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 693. | |
LEICESTERSHIRE | Administrative County | Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.) |
This unit was affected by the following changes:
Date | Type of change | Other unit involved | Area transferred | Authority |
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30 Jan 1862 | was reduced to enlarge | BLABY RegD/PLU | The sub-district of Leicester, West lost the parishes of Freaks Ground, New Found Pool and New Parks to Enderby | Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) |
01 Jan 1892 | was enlarged by gaining part of | BARROW UPON SOAR RegD/PLU | Part of the parish of Belgrave was lost the sub-district of East Leicester and Rothley lost the parish of Leicester Abbey to West Leicester | Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) |
01 Jan 1892 | was enlarged by gaining part of | BILLESDON RegD/PLU | Billesden sub-district lost the parishes of Evington and Humberston to the sub-district of East Leicester | Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) |
01 Jan 1892 | was enlarged by gaining part of | BLABY RegD/PLU | Enderby lost part of the parish of Braunstone and the parishes of Freake's Ground and Newfound Pool to West Leicester sub-district and Wigston lost the parishes of Knighton and Aylestone to the sub-district of West Leicester | Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) |
01 Jun 1895 | was enlarged by gaining part of | BARROW UPON SOAR RegD/PLU | Belgrave and part of Leicester Abbey lost to Leicester | Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) |
This unit contained the following units:
Name | Type | Start | End | Authority |
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EAST LEICESTER | Registration sub-District | 01 Apr 1896 | Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) | |
NORTH EAST LEICESTER | Registration sub-District | 01 Apr 1896 | 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'. | |
NORTH WEST LEICESTER | Registration sub-District | 01 Apr 1896 | 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'. | |
SOUTH LEICESTER | Registration sub-District | 01 Apr 1896 | 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'. | |
WEST LEICESTER | Registration sub-District | 01 Apr 1896 | Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) | |
AYLESTONE Tn/CP/AP | Parish-level Unit | 1892 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 220. | |
BELGRAVE CP/AP/Tn | Parish-level Unit | 1892 | 1896 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 221. |
KNIGHTON CP/Ch | Parish-level Unit | 1892 | 1896 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 229. |
LEICESTER CP | Parish-level Unit | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230. | ||
LEICESTER ABBEY CP/ExP | Parish-level Unit | 1892 | 1896 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230. |
LEICESTER ALL SAINTS AP/CP | Parish-level Unit | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230. | ||
LEICESTER AUGUSTINE FRIARS CP/ExP | Parish-level Unit | 1861 | 1896 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230. |
LEICESTER BLACKFRIARS CP/ExP | Parish-level Unit | 1861 | 1896 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230. |
LEICESTER NEW FOUND POOL CP/ExP | Parish-level Unit | 1892 | 1896 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230. |
LEICESTER ST LEONARD CP/AP | Parish-level Unit | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 231. | ||
LEICESTER ST MARGARET CP/AP/Tn | Parish-level Unit | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 231. | ||
LEICESTER ST MARTIN CP/AP | Parish-level Unit | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 231. | ||
LEICESTER ST MARY AP/CP | Parish-level Unit | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 231. | ||
LEICESTER ST NICHOLAS AP/CP | Parish-level Unit | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 231. | ||
LEICESTER THE CASTLE VIEW CP/ExP | Parish-level Unit | 1861 | 1896 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230. |
LEICESTER THE NEWARKE CP/ParLib | Parish-level Unit | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230. | ||
NORTH EVINGTON CP | Parish-level Unit | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 225. | ||
WEST HUMBERSTONE CP | Parish-level Unit | 1892 | 1896 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 228. |
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Leicester RegD/PLU/PLPar through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10154935
Date accessed: 22nd October 2024