A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
1921 Census of England and Wales, General Report with Appendices, Table 92 : " Daily movements to and from Towns outside Greater London with Night Populations in excess of 20,000".
| Town. | County in which situate. | Night Popula- tion, 1921. | Expressed as percentage of Night Population. | Day Population. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population living in, but working out of the area. | Popula- tion working in, but living out of. the area. | Net out- ward (- = inward) daily movement. | |||||
| (a) Towns with a net inward movement during the day exceeding 10 per cent. of the night population. | |||||||
| Wallsend M.B. | Northd. | 42,995 | 8.0 | 32.0 | -24.0 | 53,311 | |
| Stretford U.D. | Lancs | 46,535 | 25.7 | 47.2 | -21.5 | 56,521 | |
| Rugby U.D. | Warws | 25,088 | 3.4 | 20.9 | -17.5 | 29,486 | |
| Eston U.D. | Yorks., N.R. | 30,635 | 3.0 | 20.4 | -17.4 | 35,960 | |
| Hebburn U.D. | Durh | 24,168 | 8.1 | 25.2 | -17.1 | 28,310 | |
| Bedwellty U.D. | Mon | 31,088 | 6.8 | 22.6 | -15.8 | 35,987 | |
| Chelmsford M.B. | Essex | 20,769 | 3.0 | 16.5 | -13.5 | 23,580 | |
| Chadderton U.D. | Lancs | 28,721 | 20.6 | 33.1 | -12.5 | 32,315 | |
| Manchester City of C.B. | Lancs | 730,307 | 5.8 | 16.1 | -10.3 | 805,251 | |
| (b) Towns with a net outward movement during the day exceeding 10 per cent. of the night population. | |||||||
| * | Whitley and Monkseaton U.D. | Northd. | 22,228 | 26.5 | 5.0 | 21.5 | 17,449 |
| Sutton in Ashfield U.D. | Notts | 23,855 | 24.9 | 3.6 | 21.3 | 18,772 | |
| Newcastle under Lyme M.B. | Staffs | 20,410 | 27.6 | 8.0 | 19.6 | 16,410 | |
| Coseley U.D. | Staffs | 24,213 | 26.0 | 6.9 | 19.1 | 19,595 | |
| Cleethorpes U.D. | Lincs | 28,155 | 21.6 | 2.6 | 19.0 | 22,797 | |
| Castleford U.D. | Yorks., W.R. | 24,185 | 25.0 | 6.1 | 18.9 | 19,617 | |
| Sutton Coldfield M.B. | Warws | 23,020 | 21.0 | 2.8 | 18.2 | 18,832 | |
| Wallasey C.B. | Chesh | 90,809 | 19.5 | 2.9 | 16.6 | 75,750 | |
| Ilkeston M.B. | Derby | 32,266 | 18.6 | 2.6 | 16.0 | 27,089 | |
| Waterloo with Seaforth U.D. | Lancs | 29,624 | 21.4 | 5.4 | 16.0 | 24,889 | |
| Mansfield M.B. | Notts | 44,416 | 20.1 | 5.3 | 14.8 | 37,821 | |
| Gateshead C.B. | Durh | 125,142 | 19.4 | 5.1 | 14.3 | 107,268 | |
| * | Southend on Sea C.B. | Essex | 106,010 | 15.4 | 1.7 | 13.7 | 91,475 |
| Eccles M.B. | Lancs | 44,242 | 19.6 | 5.9 | 13.7 | 38,172 | |
| * | Margate M.B. | Kent | 46,480 | 14.7 | 2.0 | 12.7 | 40,574 |
| Heanor U.D. | Derby | 21,436 | 16.6 | 4.6 | 12.0 | 18,866 | |
| Barnsley C.B. | Yorks., W.R. | 53,661 | 17.4 | 5.5 | 11.9 | 47,295 | |
| Salford C.B. | Lancs | 234,045 | 20.9 | 9.0 | 11.9 | 206,210 | |
| * | Bridlington M.B. | Yorks., E.R. | 22,764 | 12.6 | 1.4 | 11.2 | 20,212 |
| Wolstanton United U.D. | Staffs | 29,232 | 23.2 | 12.6 | 10.6 | 26,136 | |
| * | Ramsgate M.B. | Kent | 36,561 | 11.7 | 1.3 | 10.4 | 32,744 |
| Swinton and Pendlebury U.D. | Lancs | 30,916 | 21.5 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 27,737 | |
| * | Blackpool C.B. | Lancs. | 99,639 | 12.6 | 2.4 | 10.2 | 89,514 |
| Chesterfield M.B. | Derby | 61,232 | 14.1 | 4.1 | 10.0 | 55,100 | |
| (c) Other Towns in which both the outward and inward daily movements exceed 10 per cent, of the night population, i.e., where the aggregate of the two movements combined amounts to more than 20 per cent. | |||||||
| Ince in Makerfield U.D. | Lancs. | 22,855 | 22.9 | 21.2 | 1.7 | 22,466 | |
| Farnworth U.D. | Lancs. | 27,894 | 21.8 | 17.0 | 4.8 | 26,548 | |
| Ashton under Lyne M.B. | Lancs. | 43,335 | 21.1 | 17.2 | 3.9 | 41,652 | |
| Rowley Regis U.D. | Staffs. | 40,025 | 18.1 | 18.3 | -0.2 | 40,090 | |
| Bilston U.D. | Staffs. | 27,556 | 13.3 | 22.4 | -9.1 | 30,063 | |
| Smethwick C.B. | Staffs. | 75,760 | 16.9 | 18.1 | -1.2 | 76,683 | |
| Altrincham U.D. | Chesh. | 20,450 | 13.5 | 21.4 | -7.9 | 22,073 | |
| Hindley U.D. | Lancs. | 23,563 | 20.2 | 14.6 | 5.6 | 22,247 | |
| Bootle C.B. | Lancs. | 76,487 | 15.5 | 18.5 | -3.0 | 78,784 | |
| Ashton in Makerfield U.D. | Lancs. | 22,475 | 11.1 | 20.3 | -9.2 | 24,540 | |
| Oldbury U.D. | Wores. | 36,900 | 18.0 | 13.2 | 4.8 | 35,128 | |
| Shipley U.D. | Yorks., W.R. | 28,277 | 16.7 | 13.9 | 2.8 | 27,485 | |
| Tipton U.D. | Staffs, | 34,130 | 14.0 | 16.6 | -2.6 | 35,001 | |
| Wednesbury M.B. | Staffs. | 30,390 | 13.6 | 17.0 | -3.4 | 31,417 | |
| Stalybridge M.B. | Chesh. | 25,216 | 10.2 | 20.0 | -9.8 | 27,687 | |
| Gelligaer U.D. | Glam. | 43,121 | 14.1 | 15.1 | -1.0 | 43,535 | |
| Felling U.D. | Durh. | 26,145 | 15.4 | 12.7 | 2.7 | 25,442 | |
| Dartford U.D. | Kent | 25,952 | 12.0 | 14.3 | -2.3 | 26,552 | |
| Radcliffe U.D. | Lancs. | 24,759 | 12.2 | 13.5 | -1.3 | 25,087 | |
| Dudley C.B. | Worcs. | 55,894 | 14.9 | 10.6 | 4.3 | 53,515 | |
| Batley M.B. | Yorks., W.R. | 36,137 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 0.8 | 35,854 | |
| Spenborough U.D. | Yorks., W.R. | 31,117 | 11.1 | 12.5 | -1.4 | 31,542 | |
| Morley M.B. | Yorks., W.R. | 23,934 | 10.9 | 12.2 | -1.3 | 24,236 | |
| Hyde M.B. | Chesh. | 33,424 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 0.4 | 33,294 | |
| Coalville U.D. | Leics. | 20,467 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 0.8 | 20,299 | |
| Jarrow M.B. | Durh. | 35,576 | 10.6 | 11.0 | -0.4 | 35,705 | |
| Accrington M.B. | Lancs. | 43,595 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 0.7 | 43,272 | |
| (d) Towns in which the outward and inward movements together do not exceed 7 per cent. of the night population. | |||||||
| Colchester M.B. | Essex | 43,393 | 3.0 | 3.8 | -0.8 | 43,745 | |
| Mountain Ash U.D. | Glam. | 43,287 | 2.1 | 4.6 | -2.5 | 44,368 | |
| Todmorden M.B. | Yorks., W.R. | 23,892 | 3.1 | 3.5 | -0.4 | 23,986 | |
| Dover M.B. | Kent | 39,995 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 39,000 | |
| * | Gt. Yarmouth C.B. | Norfolk | 60,700 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 58,657 |
| Bristol C.B. | Glos. | 376,975 | 2.2 | 3.9 | -1.7 | 383,562 | |
| Leicester C.B. | Leics. | 234,143 | 1.7 | 4.5 | -2.8 | 240,758 | |
| Swansea C.B. | Glam. | 157,554 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 153,683 | |
| Lowestoft M.B. | Suff. | 44,323 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 44,315 | |
| Lincoln C.B. | Lincs. | 66,042 | 2.0 | 4.0 | -2.0 | 67,370 | |
| Darlington C.B. | Durh. | 65,842 | 2.0 | 3.8 | -1.8 | 67,028 | |
| Rhondda U.D. | Glam. | 162,717 | 1.3 | 4.4 | -3.1 | 167,799 | |
| Sheffield C.B. | Yorks., W.R. | 490,639 | 2.3 | 3.4 | -1.1 | 495,898 | |
| Aberdare U.D. | Glam. | 55,007 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 54,839 | |
| Ipswich C.B. | Suff. | 79,371 | 1.8 | 3.4 | -1.6 | 80,633 | |
| Norwich C.B. | Norf. | 120,661 | 1.3 | 3.4 | -2.1 | 123,156 | |
| Southampton C.B. | Hants | 160,994 | 2.0 | 2.6 | -0.6 | 161,912 | |
| Plymouth C.B. | Devon | 210,036 | 1.3 | 2.6 | -1.3 | 212,727 | |
| Portsmouth C.B. | Hants | 247,284 | 1.7 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 247,414 | |
* See reference to inflation of census population. Appendix A.