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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:
HEREFORDSHIRE
Unit Type:
District/Unitary Authority
Status:
Unitary Authority
Titular County
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10168636
Authorities:
Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
HEREFORDSHIRE Preferred English     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
COUNTY OF HEREFORDSHIRE Alternate English     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HEREFORDSHIRE COUNTY OF Alternate English     Census of Population (2011 Key Statistics)
00GA Code: Office for National Statistics English     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was preceded by HEREFORDSHIRE Ancient County F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 121.
was preceded by HEREFORDSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 121.
was preceded by HEREFORDSHIRE Administrative County F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 669.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

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

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Herefordshire County/UA through time | Census tables with data for the District/Unitary Authority, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10168636

Date accessed: 19th March 2024