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Available Themes

Population

Population

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.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Learning & Language

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.
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?
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Roots & Religion

Roots & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.

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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.

Preferred Name:
LANCASHIRE
Unit Type:
Modern (post 1974) County
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10097848
Authorities:
Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was preceded by LANCASHIRE Administrative County Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
was preceded by LANCASHIRE Ancient County Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
was preceded by LANCASHIRE Poor Law/Registration County Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
NORTH WEST Government Office Region 1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BURNLEY District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CHORLEY District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
FYLDE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HYNDBURN District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
LANCASTER District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
PENDLE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
PRESTON District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
RIBBLE VALLEY District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ROSSENDALE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH RIBBLE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WEST LANCASHIRE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WYRE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lancashire 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/10097848

Date accessed: 06th December 2024