Administrative unit

Heathtown UD

Local Government 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:
HEATHTOWN
Unit Type:
Local Government District
Status:
Urban District
Date created:
1894
Date abolished:
1927
Unit ID:
10186651
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 745.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
HEATHTOWN Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 745.
HEATH TOWN OR WEDNESFIELD HEATH Alternate English     1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 24, 'Ages of Persons, Males and Females, in Municipal Boroughs and other Urban Districts, 1901'.
HEATHTOWN OR WEDNESFIELD HEATH Alternate English     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'.
WEDNESFIELD HEATH Alternate English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 745.

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 Administrative County 1894 1927 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 745.

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
HEATHTOWN CP Parish-level Unit   1927 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 413.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Heathtown UD through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10186651

Date accessed: 26th April 2024