Woburn PLU/RegD through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District

Administrative unit

Woburn PLU/RegD

Poor Law Union/Reg. District

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Industry

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Life & Death

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Total Population 1801 to 1891: Population grew from 7,567 in 1801 to 9,295 in 1891.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1891: In 1851, only 5.04 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1891 8.75 per cent were.
Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1891: The highest rate recorded was 153.2 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 105.07 in 1881.
Occupational Structure in 1881:

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:: WOBURN
Unit Type:: Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:: Poor Law Union
Registration District
Date created:: 1837
Date abolished:: 01 Oct 1899
Unit ID:: 10212250
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 559.

Woburn PLU/RegD, Bedfordshire

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BEDFORDSHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850	01 Oct 1899	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 559.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Oct 1899	was abolished to enlarge	AMPTHILL RegD/PLU	Woburn was abolished and Salford, Holcutt, Ridgemont, Husborne Crawley, Aspley, Aspley Guise, Aspley Heath, Woburn, Potsgrove, Milton Brayant, Eversholt, Tingrith, Harlington, Toddington and Battlesden transfered	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Oct 1899	was abolished to enlarge	LEIGHTON BUZZARD RegD/PLU	Charlgrave, Hockcliffe and Tilsworth transferred as part of the dissolution of Woburn	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
TODDINGTON	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1891	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
WOBURN	Registration sub-District		01 Oct 1899	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ASPLEY GUISE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1899	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 4.
ASPLEY HEATH CP	Parish-level Unit	1883	1899	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 4.
BATTLESDEN CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1899	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 4.
CHALGRAVE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1899	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5.
EVERSHOLT CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1899	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 6.
HARLINGTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1899	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 6.
HOCKLIFFE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1899	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 7.
HOLCOT CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1899	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 7.
HUSBORNE CRAWLEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1899	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 7.
MILTON BRYAN AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1899	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 9.
POTSGROVE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1899	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 9.
RIDGMONT AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1899	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 9.
SALFORD CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1899	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 9.
TILSWORTH AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1899	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 11.
TINGRITH AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1899	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 11.
TODDINGTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1899	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 11.
WOBURN AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1899	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 11.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Woburn PLU/RegD through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10212250

Date accessed: 05th November 2024