A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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We have created these time series for the modern local authority area by using a Geographical Information System to re-district statistics for a variety of historical units which covered the same area.
We know of no alternate names.
This unit was associated with the following other units:
Nature of association | Other unit involved | Type of unit | Authority |
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was preceded by | SOMERSET | Ancient County | Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics) |
was preceded by | SOMERSET | Administrative County | Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics) |
was preceded by | SOMERSET | Poor Law/Registration County | Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics) |
This unit was part of the following units:
Name | Type | Start | End | Authority |
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SOUTH WEST | Government Office Region | 1996 | Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics) |
We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.
This unit contained the following units:
Name | Type | Start | End | Authority |
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MENDIP | District/Unitary Authority | Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics) | ||
SEDGEMOOR | District/Unitary Authority | Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics) | ||
SOUTH SOMERSET | District/Unitary Authority | Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics) | ||
TAUNTON DEANE | District/Unitary Authority | Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics) | ||
WEST SOMERSET | District/Unitary Authority | Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics) |
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Somerset through time | Census tables with data for the Modern (post 1974) County, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10089827
Date accessed: 06th October 2024