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• Total Population 1911 to 1961: Population grew from 526,087 in 1911 to 569,957 in 1961.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1911 to 1971: Population pyramids, using 5-year age groups.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1911 to 1973: The highest rate recorded was 110.25 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1911, and the lowest was 14.73 in 1968.

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

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
WORCESTERSHIRE	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 759.
WORCESTER	Alternate	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 759.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was preceded by	WORCESTERSHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.
was succeeded by	WORCESTERSHIRE	Modern (post 1974) County	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
was preceded by	WORCESTERSHIRE	Ancient County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ENGLAND Dep	Country	1889	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 759.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1932	was reduced to enlarge	STAFFORDSHIRE	part of Dudley CB Area: 17 acres. Population in 1931: 0.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; The Tamworth Corporation Act, 1931. & 1.4.1934 M. of H. Order No. 77674. The Derbyshire Review Order, 1934. & M. of H. Order No. 77777. The Staffordshire Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was enlarged by gaining part of	STAFFORDSHIRE	part of Tipton UD Area: 21 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; M. of H. Order No. 77777. The Staffordshire Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1964	was enlarged by the abolition of	WARWICKSHIRE	part of Solihull MB Area: 180 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 Solihull Order, 1963
01 Apr 1964	was enlarged by the abolition of	WARWICKSHIRE	part of Solihull MB Area: 180 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 Solihull Order, 1963
01 Apr 1965	was enlarged by gaining part of	GLOUCESTERSHIRE	parts of Cheltenham, Gloucester, Newent, North Cotswold RDs Area: 250 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 West Midland Counties Order, 1965
01 Apr 1965	was enlarged by gaining part of	GLOUCESTERSHIRE	parts of Cheltenham, Gloucester, Newent, North Cotswold RDs Area: 250 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 West Midland Counties Order, 1965
01 Apr 1965	was reduced to enlarge	GLOUCESTERSHIRE	parts of Evesham, Pershore, Upton upon Severn RDs Area: 463 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 West Midland Counties Order, 1965
01 Apr 1965	was reduced to enlarge	GLOUCESTERSHIRE	parts of Evesham, Pershore, Upton upon Severn RDs Area: 463 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 West Midland Counties Order, 1965
01 Apr 1965	was enlarged by gaining part of	HEREFORDSHIRE	part of Leominster and Wigmore RD Area: 9 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 West Midland Counties Order, 1965
01 Apr 1965	was enlarged by gaining part of	HEREFORDSHIRE	part of Leominster and Wigmore RD Area: 9 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 West Midland Counties Order, 1965
01 Apr 1965	was reduced to enlarge	SHROPSHIRE	part of Tenbury RD Area: 4 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 West Midland Counties Order, 1965
01 Apr 1965	was enlarged by gaining part of	WARWICKSHIRE	part of Alcester RD Area: 58 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 West Midland Counties Order, 1965
01 Apr 1965	was enlarged by gaining part of	WARWICKSHIRE	part of Alcester RD Area: 58 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 West Midland Counties Order, 1965
01 Apr 1966	was enlarged by the abolition of	STAFFORDSHIRE	part of Rowley Regis MB and parts of Amblecote, Brierley Hill UDs Area: 165 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 West Midlands Order, 1965
01 Apr 1966	was abolished to enlarge	STAFFORDSHIRE	part of Dudley CB and parts of Oldbury, Stourbridge MBs Area: 1753 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 West Midlands Order, 1965
01 Apr 1966	was enlarged by the abolition of	STAFFORDSHIRE	parts of Smethwick, West Bromwich CBs and parts of Rowley Regis, Tipton MBs and parts of Amblecote, Brierley Hill UDs Area: 2670 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 West Midlands Order, 1965
01 Apr 1966	was enlarged by gaining part of	WARWICKSHIRE	part of Birmingham CB Area: 16 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 West Midlands Order, 1965
01 Apr 1966	was reduced to enlarge	WARWICKSHIRE	part of Halesowen MB and part of Bromsgrove RD Area: 210 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 West Midlands Order, 1965
01 Apr 1966	was enlarged by gaining part of	WARWICKSHIRE	part of Birmingham CB Area: 66 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 West Midlands Order, 1965
01 Apr 1969	was enlarged by gaining part of	WARWICKSHIRE	part of Alcester RD Area: 247 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 Warwickshire and Worcestershire (Boundaries) Order, 1969
01 Apr 1969	was enlarged by gaining part of	WARWICKSHIRE	part of Alcester RD Area: 247 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 Warwickshire and Worcestershire (Boundaries) Order, 1969

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BROMSGROVE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
DROITWICH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
DUDLEY RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
EVESHAM RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
KIDDERMINSTER RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
MARTLEY RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
PERSHORE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
STOURBRIDGE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
TENBURY RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
UPTON UPON SEVERN RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
WORCESTER RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
BEWDLEY MB	Local Government District	1835	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 760.
BROMSGROVE UD	Local Government District	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.
BROMSGROVE RD	Local Government District	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.
CIVIL PARISHES OF REDMARLEY DABITÔT AND STAUNTON RD	Local Government District	1894	1931	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 764.
DROITWICH MB	Local Government District	1835	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 760.
DROITWICH RD	Local Government District	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.
DUDLEY CB/MB	Local Government District	1865	1966	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 760.
EVESHAM MB	Local Government District	1835	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 760.
EVESHAM RD	Local Government District	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.
FECKENHAM RD	Local Government District	1894	1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.
GREAT MALVERN UD	Local Government District	1894	1898	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.
HALESOWEN RD	Local Government District	1894	1925	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.
HALESOWEN MB/UD	Local Government District	1925	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.
KIDDERMINSTER RD	Local Government District	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.
KIDDERMINSTER MB	Local Government District	1835	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 760.
KINGS NORTON RD	Local Government District	1894	1898	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.
KINGS NORTON AND NORTHFIELD UD	Local Government District	1898	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.
LYE AND WOLLESCOTE UD	Local Government District	1897	1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.
MALVERN UD	Local Government District	1898	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.
MALVERN LINK UD	Local Government District	1894	1898	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.
MARTLEY RD	Local Government District	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.
MATHON RURAL RD	Local Government District	1894	1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 484.
NORTH BROMSGROVE UD	Local Government District	1894	1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.
OLDBURY MB/UD	Local Government District	1894	1966	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 764.
PERSHORE RD	Local Government District	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 764.
REDDITCH UD	Local Government District	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 764.
ROCK RD	Local Government District	1894	1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 764.
SEPARATE RD	Local Government District	1911	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 764.
SHIPSTON ON STOUR RD	Local Government District	1894	1931	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 753.
STOURBRIDGE RD	Local Government District	1894	1897	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 483.
STOURBRIDGE MB/UD	Local Government District	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 764.
STOURPORT ON SEVERN UD	Local Government District	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 764.
STOW ON THE WOLD RD	Local Government District	1894	1931	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 611.
TENBURY RD	Local Government District	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 764.
TEWKESBURY RD	Local Government District	1894	1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 612.
UNNAMED RD	Local Government District	1894	1908	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 764.
UPTON UPON SEVERN RD	Local Government District	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 764.
WARLEY CB	Local Government District	1966	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 760.
WINCHCOMBE RD	Local Government District	1894	1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 612.
WORCESTER CB/MB	Local Government District	1835	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 760.
YARDLEY RD	Local Government District	1894	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 764.
REDDITCH	New Town			London Gazette, No. 43296, p. 3202, 14 April 1964; Redditch New Town (Designation) Order, 1964.
BROMSGROVE	Urban Labour Market			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
CRADLEY HEATH	Urban Labour Market			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
DUDLEY	Urban Labour Market			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
EVESHAM	Urban Labour Market			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
HALESOWEN	Urban Labour Market			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
KIDDERMINSTER	Urban Labour Market			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
MALVERN	Urban Labour Market			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
OLDBURY	Urban Labour Market			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
REDDITCH	Urban Labour Market			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
STOURBRIDGE	Urban Labour Market			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
STOURPORT	Urban Labour Market			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
WARLEY	Urban Labour Market			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
WORCESTER	Urban Labour Market			Great Britain Historical GIS Project