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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:
COWBIT
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Chapelry
Civil Parish (after early)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10409615
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 257.

Notes:

Parts of Holland.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
COWBIT Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 257.
PEAKHILL Alternate English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 257.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by COWBIT EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 257.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
LINCOLNSHIRE Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 257.
SPALDING RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 257.
ELLOE Wap Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 257.
PINCHBECK Registration sub-District     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'.
SPALDING RD Local Government District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 257.
SPALDING 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'.
SPALDING RSD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 257.
SPALDING AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 257.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
18 Aug 1882 was reduced to enlarge PINCHBECK CP/AP Allotments (Star Lode Drove, &c.) Houses in 1891: 9.   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'.; D.P. ACT, 1882
18 Aug 1882 was reduced to enlarge SPALDING AP/CP Allotments (Cradge Bank) Houses in 1891: 10.   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'.; D.P. ACT, 1882
24 Mar 1887 was enlarged by gaining part of PINCHBECK CP/AP Part of Cowbit Wash   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 20163
24 Mar 1887 was reduced to enlarge SPALDING AP/CP Allotments (part of Deeping Road) Houses in 1891: 3.   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 20163
01 Apr 1932 was enlarged by gaining part of SPALDING AP/CP Area: 278 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. 75838. The Parts of Holland (Alteration of Districts & Parishes) Order, 1932

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, Cowbit CP/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/10409615

Date accessed: 28th March 2024