Simplified Industrial Structure

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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 623 Show data context 1 Show data context 2,662 Show data context 1,171 Show data context 1,931 Show data context 266 Show data context 521 Show data context
1861 1,094 Show data context 18 Show data context 7,032 Show data context 4,126 Show data context 6,985 Show data context 1,232 Show data context 5,256 Show data context
1881 1,676 Show data context 63 Show data context 12,833 Show data context 10,121 Show data context 20,535 Show data context 5,647 Show data context 3,624 Show data context
1911 1,165 Show data context 142 Show data context 29,307 Show data context 23,883 Show data context 37,529 Show data context 17,590 Show data context 10,013 Show data context
1931 492 Show data context 43 Show data context 42,415 Show data context 31,215 Show data context 44,908 Show data context 10,419 Show data context 15,673 Show data context
1951 89 Show data context 5 Show data context 22,330 Show data context 19,617 Show data context 23,324 Show data context 1,927 Show data context 11,419 Show data context
1971 50 Show data context 20 Show data context 16,550 Show data context 15,520 Show data context 18,600 Show data context 5,400 Show data context 18,610 Show data context
1991 90 Show data context 0 Show data context 5,159 Show data context 9,992 Show data context 14,976 Show data context 9,266 Show data context 17,579 Show data context
2011 35 Show data context 17 Show data context 1,997 Show data context 11,145 Show data context 20,055 Show data context 15,711 Show data context 29,935 Show data context
Date: Source:
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 - 2011 Census of Population
1971 1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'

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Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lewisham District through time | Industry Statistics | Simplified Industrial Structure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th December 2024