West Penwith Rural District

was rural district in Cornwallm from 1894 to 1974; enlarged in 1934 by the abolition of Hayle, Ludgvan, Madron, Paul, and Phillack urban districts, and also took in part of disbanded Redruth Rural District; In 1974 abolished under Local Government Act 1972, to form part of new Penwith district; From 1992 name used for smallest Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) in England, designation covers 90 square kilometres (35 sq mi) in area formerly covered by rural district, but no relationship between the two

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West Penwith Rural District

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West Penwith Rural District
History
• Origin	Hayle Urban District Ludgvan Urban District Madron Urban District Paul Urban District Phillack Urban District *Redruth Rural District
• Created	1894
• Abolished	1974
• Succeeded by	Penwith District
Status	Rural district
Government	Rural District Council
• HQ	Penzance

West Penwith Rural District was a rural district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, from 1894 to 1974. It was enlarged in 1934 by the abolition of Hayle, Ludgvan, Madron, Paul, and Phillack urban districts, and also took in part of the disbanded Redruth Rural District.^[1]

In 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, to form part of the new Penwith district.

From 1992 the name was used for the smallest Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) in England. The ESA designation covers 90 square kilometres (35 sq mi) in the area formerly covered by the rural district, but there is no relationship between the two.

Civil parishes

The civil parishes within the district were:^[1]

References

"West Penwith RD through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 July 2012. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150203195716/http://www.visionofbritain.o…]

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Preferred Name:: WEST PENWITH
Unit Type:: Local Government District
Status:: Rural District (until 1974)
Date created:: 1894
Date abolished:: 1974
Unit ID:: 10135941
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 580.

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We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CORNWALL	Administrative County	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 580.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1934	was enlarged by the abolition of	HAYLE UD	Area: 247 acres.	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. 77816. The Cornwall Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was enlarged by the abolition of	LUDGVAN UD	Area: 4543 acres.	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. 77816. The Cornwall Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was enlarged by the abolition of	MADRON UD	part of Madron CP Area: 4413 acres.	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. 77816. The Cornwall Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was enlarged by the abolition of	PAUL UD	Area: 2153 acres.	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. 77816. The Cornwall Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was reduced to enlarge	PENZANCE MB	part of Gulval CP Area: 342 acres.	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. 77816. The Cornwall Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was enlarged by the abolition of	PHILLACK UD	Area: 2909 acres.	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. 77816. The Cornwall Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was enlarged by the abolition of	REDRUTH RD	the CPs of Gwinear and Gwithian Area: 7065 acres.	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. 77816. The Cornwall Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was reduced to enlarge	ST IVES MB	parts of the CPs of Towednack and Uny Lelant Area: 2398 acres.	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. 77816. The Cornwall Review Order, 1934

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
GULVAL CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 61.
GWINEAR GWITHIAN CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 61.
HAYLE CP	Parish-level Unit	1934		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 61.
LUDGVAN AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 64.
MADRON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 64.
MARAZION Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 64.
MORVAH CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 64.
PAUL CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 65.
PERRANUTHNOE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 66.
SANCREED CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 70.
SENNEN CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 70.
ST BURYAN AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 67.
ST ERTH CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 68.
ST HILARY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 68.
ST JUST IN PENWITH AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 69.
ST LEVAN ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 69.
ST MICHAELS MOUNT ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 69.
TOWEDNACK CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 71.
UNY LELANT AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 72.
WEST PHILLACK CP	Parish-level Unit	1934	1938	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 66.
WOLFE ROCK LIGHTHOUSE ExP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 72.
ZENNOR CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 72.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West Penwith RD through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10135941

Date accessed: 03rd February 2015

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fl – flourished: typically linked to specific documented sources/events, when aren't in themselves providing evidence of birth and death, but do show a year/s when person alive
d.s.p. – decessit sine prole: died without issue; cf
d.s.p.m. – died without male issue
d.s.p. legit – died without legitimate offspring
dvp: – died during father`s lifetime
s and h – son and heir
o.b.s.p.legil: – died without legitimate offspring
uxor – wife (Latin, found in older parish registers): wife (Latin, found in older parish registers)'
fils – son (Latin)
Relict – widow of …

pr – (will) proved (probate)
Admon – letters of administration applied for when a person dies intestate (without leaving a Will)

BTs – bishops’ transcripts

DNB – Dictionary of National Biography
CRO – County Record Office
GRO – General Register Office

RD – Registration District (Civil Registration)
RDC – Rural District Council (after 1894)
RSD – Rural Sanitary District (1872 before 1894)

PRO – Public Record Office

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