A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
This website includes information on many different historical units, including census data and other statistics. The boundaries of these units covered Downshay:
| Administrative Area: | Popu- lation |
Life+ Death |
Indu- stry |
Work+ Poverty |
Social Class |
Hous- ing |
Learn +Lang |
Roots+ Relig. |
Land Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worth Matravers CP/AP |  | | | | |||||
| Wareham and Purbeck RD | | | | | | | | ||
| Purbeck District | | | | | | | | | |
| Dorset County O41area | | | |||||||
| Wareham and Purbeck RegD/PLU | | | | | | ||||
| Dorset AdmC | | | | | | | | | |
| Dorset AncC | | | | | | ||||
| Dorset | | | | | | | | | |
| Dorset RegC | | | | | | ||||
| the South West GovOf | | | | | | | | | |
| Great Britain Dep | | | | | | | | | |
| England and Wales Dep | | | | | | | | | |
Click on a tick for direct access to that theme.
Election results are available for these constituencies which covered Downshay.
| Constituencies | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dorsetshire PCon | 1832 | 1884 |
| Dorsetshire Eastern PDivCon | 1885 | 1917 |
| Dorsetshire Southern PDivCon | 1918 | 1948 |
| South Dorset CCon | 1949 | 2009 |
Please note that these units are listed here because their boundaries covered the point location we hold for Downshay. You can search for units that covered the particular location you are interested in by typing a postcode into our home page, or by using our Historic maps section, zooming in, selecting the Information option, and then clicking on your location. Units will also not be listed here if we hold no computerised boundaries for them, such as Registration sub-Districts and Sanitary Districts.