Administrative unit

Clerkenwell PLPar/RegD

Poor Law Union/Reg. District

Available Themes

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.
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.

Preferred Name:
CLERKENWELL
Unit Type:
Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:
Poor Law Parish
Registration District
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
02 Aug 1869
Unit ID:
10477025
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 649.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
CLERKENWELL Preferred English   1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 649.
ST JAMES CLERKENWELL Alternate English     Poor Law Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament pre 1871 (HMSO)

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
LONDON Poor Law/Registration County     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
MIDDLESEX Poor Law/Registration County   1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 649.

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
AMWELL Registration sub-District   02 Aug 1869 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
GOSWELL STREET Registration sub-District   02 Aug 1869 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
PENTONVILLE Registration sub-District   02 Aug 1869 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ST JAMES CLERKENWELL Registration sub-District   02 Aug 1869 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
CLERKENWELL Vest/CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 649.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Clerkenwell PLPar/RegD 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/10477025

Date accessed: 19th April 2024