Stepney Metropolitan (London) Borough

Created: 1900   Abolished: 1965

Statistics

Population

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.
Social Structure

Social Structure

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

Learning & Language

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

Life & Death

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

Work & Poverty

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

Housing

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

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

We know of no alternate names.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ARBOUR 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'.
BANCROFT 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'.
HOLY TRINITY 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'.
LIMEHOUSE CP/ExP Parish-level Unit   1927 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 333.
LIMEHOUSE 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'.
MALE END 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'.
MILE END NEW TOWN CP/Hmlt Parish-level Unit   1921 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 306.
MILE END OLD TOWN CP/Vest/Hmlt Parish-level Unit 1889 1927 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 334.
NORTON FOLGATE CP/ExP/ParLib Parish-level Unit   1921 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 336.
OLD ARTILLERY GROUND CP/ParLib Parish-level Unit   1921 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 336.
RATCLIFFE CP/Hmlt Parish-level Unit 1900 1921 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 338.
RATCLIFFE 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'.
REDCOAT 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'.
SHADWELL ParLib/CP Parish-level Unit 1900 1921 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 342.
SHADWELL 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'.
SPITALFIELDS CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1889   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 344.
SPITALFIELDS 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'.
ST BOTOLPH WITHOUT ALDGATE ParPart/CP Parish-level Unit 1900 1921 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 307.
ST DUNSTANS 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'.
STEPNEY CP Parish-level Unit 1927   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 308.
ST GEORGE IN THE EAST ParPart/Vest/CP Parish-level Unit 1889 1927 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 340.
ST KATHARINES 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'.
ST MARYS 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'.
TOWER HAMLETS 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'.
TOWER OF LONDON CP/ExP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 347.
WAPPING Hmlt/CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1921 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 347.
WHITECHAPEL CP Parish-level Unit 1900 1927 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 309.
WHITECHAPEL 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'.

We know of no associations with other units.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
GREATER LONDON Conurbation    
LONDON Administrative County 1900 1965 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 645.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1965 was abolished to create TOWER HAMLETS LB Area: 716 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

Boundary Map of Stepney Metropolitan (London) Borough

If the boundaries of the Local Government District changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10207101

Date accessed: 06th November 2025