Greystead Parish (AP/CP/Tn) through time

Greystead Parish (AP/CP/Tn)

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
GREYSTEAD	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 329.
GAYSTEAD	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Ancient Parish	AP	1811		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Civil Parish	CP		1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Township	Tn			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CHIRDON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1811	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 323.
SMALESMOUTH CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1811	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 345.

Other related units

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	GREYSTEAD EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 329.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
NORTHUMBERLAND	Ancient County		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 329.
BELLINGHAM RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
TYNEDALE Wd	Ancient District	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 329.
SIMONBURN CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1811	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 329.

Boundaries and changes

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Greystead Parish (AP/CP/Tn) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10284896

Date accessed: 15th February 2026