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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.
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Social Structure

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

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

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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:
SHADWELL
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Parish Liberty
Civil Parish (after 1670)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
1921
Unit ID:
10020580
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 342.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
SHADWELL Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 342.
SHADWELL ST PAUL Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST PAUL SHADWELL Alternate English     1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by SHADWELL EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 342.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
MIDDLESEX Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 342.
STEPNEY RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District   1921 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 342.
LIMEHOUSE Lon_SDist Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 342.
OSSULSTONE Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 342.
SHADWELL Registration sub-District     1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
SHADWELL AND RATCLIFF Registration sub-District     1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
STEPNEY MetB Local Government District 1900 1921 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 342.
STEPNEY CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1670 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 342.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1921 was abolished to enlarge LIMEHOUSE CP/ExP Area: 69 acres. Population in 1921: 7878.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; The London (Stepney) Confirmation Order, 1921 (No. 66936)

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, Shadwell ParLib/CP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10020580

Date accessed: 05th October 2024