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Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:
YIEWSLEY AND WEST DRAYTON
Unit Type:
Local Government District
Status:
Urban District
Date created:
1911
Date abolished:
1965
Unit ID:
10041960
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 651.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
YIEWSLEY Official English   1929 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 651.
YIEWSLEY AND WEST DRAYTON Preferred English 1929   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 651.

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
GREATER LONDON Conurbation    
MIDDLESEX Administrative County 1911 1965 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 651.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1965 was abolished to create HILLINGDON LB Area: 2135 acres.   1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The London Government Act, 1963

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
HARMONDSWORTH LG_Ward Parish-level Unit     1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
HARMONDSWORTH CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1930 1949 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 326.
WEST DRAYTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1929 1949 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 320.
WEST DRAYTON LG_Ward Parish-level Unit     1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
YIEWSLEY LG_Ward Parish-level Unit     1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
YIEWSLEY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1911 1926 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 349.
YIEWSLEY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1929 1965 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 349.
YIEWSLEY AND WEST DRAYTON CP Parish-level Unit   1965 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 350.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Yiewsley and West Drayton UD through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10041960

Date accessed: 28th March 2024