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

Industry

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

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?
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Preferred Name:
WEST LONDON
Unit Type:
Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:
Poor Law Union
Registration District
Date created:
1837
Date abolished:
1869
Unit ID:
10094641
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 643.

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
LONDON Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 643.
MIDDLESEX Poor Law/Registration County   1869 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table 2, 'Number of Day and Sunday Schools in the 624 Districts or Unions, classified according to their sources of maintenance'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Jan 1870 was reduced to enlarge CITY OF LONDON RegD/PLU West London RD added to London City. The SD of North was renamed St. Sepulchre as part of this and the SD of South renamed St. Bride   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ST BRIDE Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1870 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ST SEPULCHRE Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1870 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
BARNARDS INN CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1837 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 298.
BRIDEWELL PRECINCT CP/ExP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1837 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 298.
INNER TEMPLE ExP Parish-level Unit   Between 1861 and 1871 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SERJEANTS INN ExP/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 303.
ST ANDREW HOLBORN AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 298.
ST BARTHOLOMEW THE GREAT AP/ExP/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 299.
ST BARTHOLOMEW THE LESS CP/Ch/ExP Parish-level Unit 1837 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 299.
ST BOTOLPH BY BILLINGSGATE AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 299.
ST BRIDE AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 299.
ST DUNSTAN IN THE WEST CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1837 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 340.
ST SEPULCHRE CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 303.
ST SEPULCHRE AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1845 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 342.
THAVIES INN ExP/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 303.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West London RegD/PLU 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/10094641

Date accessed: 05th November 2024