Ledbury UD through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District

Administrative unit

Ledbury UD

Local Government District

Historical statistics
Key findings
Relationships and changes

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Population

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

Industry

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

Social Structure

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

Learning & Language

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

Life & Death

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

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Housing

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

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Total Population 1911 to 1961: Population grew from 3,358 in 1911 to 3,630 in 1961.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1911 to 1961: In 1911, only 8.34 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1961 15.1 per cent were.
Infant Mortality Rate 1911 to 1967: The highest rate recorded was 140.63 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1915, and the lowest was 0. in 1967.

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

Preferred Name:: LEDBURY
Unit Type:: Local Government District
Status:: Urban District
Date created:: 1894
Date abolished:: 1968
Unit ID:: 10100938
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 672.

Ledbury UD, Herefordshire

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

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
HEREFORDSHIRE	Administrative County	1894	1968	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 672.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1968	was abolished to enlarge	LEDBURY RD	Area: 202 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 Herefordshire (Bromyard and Ledbury) Order, 1967

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LEDBURY TOWN CP	Parish-level Unit		1968	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 131.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Ledbury 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/10100938

Date accessed: 24th April 2024