Newham London Borough (LB) through time

Newham London Borough (LB)

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

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

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.

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

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
NEWHAM	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 310.
E140399	CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts	English

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	Authority
BOROUGH OF WOOLWICH CP	Parish-level Unit		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 309.
EAST HAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 139.
WEST HAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 139.

Other related units

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	NEWHAM	District/Unitary Authority	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 310.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
GREATER LONDON	Administrative County	01 Apr 1965	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 310.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1965	was created through the abolition of	BARKING UD/MB	Area: 209 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
01 Apr 1965	was created through the abolition of	EAST HAM MB/UD/CB	Area: 1347 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
01 Apr 1965	was created through the abolition of	WEST HAM CB/MB	Area: 1910 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
01 Apr 1965	was created through the abolition of	WOOLWICH MetB	Area: 171 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

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Newham London Borough (LB) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10061908

Date accessed: 18th February 2026