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Axbridge Address Interpretation
« on: Thursday 31 January 08 16:42 GMT (UK) »
In the 1841 census the address of my gt. gt. gt. grandfather, William Hill is given as West Street without the Borough.  Is anyone familiar with this town who can say if this still exists, and whether "without the Borough" meant that it was outside the town boundary, or is there some other meaning.
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Re: Axbridge Address Interpretation
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 31 January 08 18:23 GMT (UK) »
Hi Davpri,

I've looked at the enumeration page for this entry, and it says:

'All that part of the Borough of Axbridge from Tuthills Caver to the end of West Street, except six houses which are in the parish of Compton Bishop'

So perhaps his house was just outside the boundary - but there were more than six houses in 'West Street 'without the Borough'
Further on a couple of pages there are houses in 'West Street within the Borough'

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Re: Axbridge Address Interpretation
« Reply #2 on: Friday 01 February 08 13:47 GMT (UK) »
Approximately half of West Street was outside the town boundaries until these were changed later in the 19th century.  Those on the higher more westerly section of the street were technically inside the parish boundary of Compton Bishop.  The census recognised that it was more logical to include the whole street as part of Axbridge for enumeration purposes as everyone who lived there would have considered themselves as part of the town rather than as part of Compton Bishop whose parish church is several miles further away and physically separated from them by a considerable area of farm land.

I live in Axbridge and have a lot of information about the town from my local history studies.  If I can help, please let me know.  (Axbridge is only village size but all inhabitants always refer to it as a town - a relic of its former importance as an administrative and trading centre for the area around it.)
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