Flaxton RD through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District

Administrative unit

Flaxton RD

Local Government District

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Population

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Industry

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Social Structure

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Learning & Language

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

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

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Total Population 1911 to 1961: Population grew from 8,469 in 1911 to 28,892 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 105.73 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1932, and the lowest was 6.05 in 1962.

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

Preferred Name:: FLAXTON
Unit Type:: Local Government District
Status:: Rural District (until 1974)
Date created:: 1894
Date abolished:: 1974
Unit ID:: 10074400
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 788.

Flaxton RD, Yorkshire

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
FLAXTON	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 788.
E451183	CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts	English

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
NORTH RIDING	Administrative County	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 788.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1934	was reduced to enlarge	YORK CB/MB	parts of the CPs of Clifton Without, Heworth Without, Huntington & Osbaldwick Area: 536 acres. Population in 1931: 2609.	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'.; M. of H. Order No. 77607. The North Riding of Yorkshire Review Order, 1934; 1.4.1937 M. of H. Order No. 87427. The County of York West Riding Review Order, 1937
01 Apr 1968	was reduced to enlarge	YORK CB/MB	parts of Clifton (Without Area: 55 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 York Order, 1967
01 Apr 1968	was enlarged by gaining part of	YORK CB/MB	Area: 1 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 York Order, 1967

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BOSSALL WITH BUTTERCRAMBE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 517.
CLAXTON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 528.
CLIFTON WITHOUT CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 529.
EARSWICK CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 537.
FLAXTON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 544.
GATE HELMSLEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 557.
HARTON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 554.
HAXBY CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 555.
HEWORTH WITHOUT CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 559.
HOLTBY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 560.
HUNTINGTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 564.
LILLINGS AMBO Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 576.
MURTON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 585.
NEW EARSWICK CP	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 537.
OSBALDWICK AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 590.
RAWCLIFFE Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 595.
SAND HUTTON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 600.
SKELTON AP/CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 607.
STOCKTON ON THE FOREST Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 613.
STRENSALL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 613.
TOWTHORPE Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 621.
UPPER HELMSLEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 557.
WARTHILL CP	Parish-level Unit	1925		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 623.
WARTHILL COPYHOLD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1894	1925	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 623.
WARTHILL FREEHOLD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1894	1925	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 623.
WIGGINTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 627.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10074400

Date accessed: 19th April 2024