Administrative unit

Wolverhampton PLU

Poor Law Union/Reg. District

Available Themes

Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

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

Preferred Name:
WOLVERHAMPTON
Unit Type:
Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:
Poor Law Union
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10154819
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 743.

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
STAFFORDSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 743.
STAFFORDSHIRE Administrative County     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BILSTON CP/Ch/Tn Parish-level Unit 1866   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 403.
HEATHTOWN CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1927 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 413.
SHORT HEATH CP Parish-level Unit 1894   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 422.
WEDNESFIELD CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 428.
WILLENHALL CP/Ch/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 429.
WOLVERHAMPTON Tn/AP/CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 429.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wolverhampton PLU through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10154819

Date accessed: 19th April 2024