Wenlock MB through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District

Administrative unit

Wenlock MB

Local Government District

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Population

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Life & Death

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Total Population 1911 to 1961: Population fell from 15,244 in 1911 to 14,935 in 1961.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1911 to 1961: In 1911, only 7.83 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1961 11.88 per cent were.
Infant Mortality Rate 1911 to 1966: The highest rate recorded was 107.84 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1933, and the lowest was 0. in 1966.

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

Preferred Name:: WENLOCK
Unit Type:: Local Government District
Status:: Municipal Borough (until 1966)
Date created:: 1835
Date abolished:: 1966
Unit ID:: 10173589
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 736.

Wenlock MB, Shropshire

Alternative names

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Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SHROPSHIRE	Administrative County	1835	1966	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 736.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1966	was abolished to enlarge	BRIDGNORTH RD	Area: 6823 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 Salop Order, 1966
01 Apr 1966	was abolished to enlarge	DAWLEY UD	Area: 1227 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 Salop Order, 1966
01 Apr 1966	was abolished to enlarge	WELLINGTON RD	Area: 1110 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 Salop Order, 1966

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BARROW 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'.
BARROW CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1966	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 380.
BENTHALL Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1966	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 380.
BROSELEY 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'.
BROSELEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1966	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 382.
DITTON PRIORS AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 384.
HUGHLEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 387.
LINLEY CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit		1966	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 388.
LITTLE WENLOCK AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1966	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 396.
MADELEY 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'.
MADELEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1966	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 389.
MONKHOPTON Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit		1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 390.
MUCH WENLOCK AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1966	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 397.
POSENHALL CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 391.
SHIPTON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit		1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 393.
WENLOCK 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'.
WILLEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 397.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wenlock MB through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10173589

Date accessed: 26th April 2024