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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:
CRAWLEY
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Chapelry (until by the sixteenth century)
Ancient Parish (after by the 16th century)
Civil Parish
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10294800
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 507.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by CRAWLEY EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 507.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
SUSSEX Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 507.
EAST GRINSTEAD RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1835 1880 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 507.
HORSHAM RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1880 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 507.
BUTTINGHILL Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 507.
CRAWLEY UD Local Government District 1956 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 507.
EAST GRINSTEAD RSD Sanitary District 1875 1880 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 507.
HORSHAM RSD Sanitary District 1880 1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 507.
HORSHAM RD Local Government District 1894 1956 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 507.
NORTH HORSHAM 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'.
WORTH Registration sub-District     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'.
SLAUGHAM AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 507.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1933 was enlarged by the abolition of IFIELD CP/AP Area: 4134 acres. Population in 1931: 4680.   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. 77136. The West Sussex Review Order, 1933
01 Apr 1933 was reduced to enlarge LOWER BEEDING Ch/CP Area: 421 acres. Population in 1931: 18.   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. 77136. The West Sussex Review Order, 1933
01 Apr 1953 was enlarged by gaining part of SLAUGHAM AP/CP Area: 311 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; The East Sussex and West Sussex (Alteration of boundaries) Order, 1953
01 Apr 1953 was enlarged by gaining part of WORTH CP/AP Area: 3035 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; The East Sussex and West Sussex (Alteration of boundaries) Order, 1953
01 Apr 1956 was abolished to enlarge LOWER BEEDING Ch/CP Area: 136 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and Local Government Order No. 5861. The County of West Sussex (Crawley U.D.) Confirmation Order, 1956
01 Apr 1956 was abolished to enlarge RUSPER CP/AP Area: 2114 acres.   1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and Local Government Order No. 5861. The County of West Sussex (Crawley U.D.) Confirmation Order, 1956

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, Crawley CP/AP/Ch through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10294800

Date accessed: 28th March 2024