Wharfedale RegD/PLU through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District

Administrative unit

Wharfedale RegD/PLU

Poor Law Union/Reg. District

Historical statistics
Key findings
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Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Life & Death

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

Work & Poverty

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

Housing

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

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Total Population 1861 to 1911: Population grew from 15,453 in 1861 to 61,728 in 1911.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1861 to 1911: In 1861, only 4.01 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 5.56 per cent were.
Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 149.34 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 104.07 in 1911.
Occupational Structure in 1881:

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

Preferred Name:: WHARFEDALE
Unit Type:: Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:: Poor Law Union
Registration District
Date created:: 1861
Date abolished:
Unit ID:: 10029636
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 780.

Wharfedale RegD/PLU, Yorkshire

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
WEST RIDING	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 780.
WEST RIDING	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
04 Jun 1861	was created from part of	OTLEY RegD	Wharfedale split from Otley	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
13 Aug 1869	was enlarged by gaining part of	OTLEY RegD	SD of Otley transferred to Wharfedale. This seems to have consisted of Rawden, Baildon, Carlton and Hawkswork and possibly some others. Atherington also	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
FEWSTON	Registration sub-District	04 Jun 1861		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'.
HORSFORTH	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'.
ILKLEY	Registration sub-District	01 Sep 1893		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'.
OTLEY	Registration sub-District	13 Aug 1869		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'.
YEADON	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'.
ADEL CUM ECCUP CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1869	1928	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 503.
ALWOODLEY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1861	1928	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 505.
ARTHINGTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 507.
ASKWITH Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 507.
BAILDON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 509.
BLUBBERHOUSES Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 516.
BRAMHOPE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 519.
BURLEY IN WHARFEDALE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 522.
CARLTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 525.
CASTLEY Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1861		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 526.
DENTON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.
ESHOLT CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 541.
FARNLEY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 542.
FEWSTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 544.
GREAT TIMBLE Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 620.
GUISELEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 551.
HAWKSWORTH CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 555.
HORSFORTH Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 561.
ILKLEY AP/Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 565.
LEATHLEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 573.
LINDLEY Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 576.
LITTLE TIMBLE Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 620.
MENSTON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 581.
MIDDLETON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 583.
NESFIELD WITH LANGBAR Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 586.
NEWELL WITH CLIFTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 587.
NORWOOD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 529.
OTLEY AP/CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 590.
POOL Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 594.
RAWDON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 596.
STAINBURN CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 611.
WESTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 625.
YEADON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 630.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wharfedale RegD/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/10029636

Date accessed: 18th April 2024