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Our historical statistics are always for precisely defined areas, usually administrative units, not "places". We know about the following units named after Gower. Each has its own "home page" with much more information. Click on a tick to go directly to a particular statistical theme.
Administrative Area: | Popu- lation |
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Gower RegD/PLU | |||||||||
Gower RD | |||||||||
Gower SubD | |||||||||
Gower RSD | |||||||||
Gower Eastern SubD | |||||||||
Gower Western SubD |
Be careful! A unit may cover just the town or village, but it may include a big surrounding area. For example, in England and Wales rural districts units with RD or RSD suffixes may even exclude the places they are named after. The "Units covering this place" tab lists units whose boundaries contained Gower.
Election results are available for these constituencies associated with Gower.
Constituencies | Start Date | End Date |
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Glamorganshire Western Or Gower PDivCon | 1885 | 1918 |
Glamorganshire Gower PDivCon | 1918 | 1948 |
Gower CCon | 1949 |
Additional constituencies that covered Gower may be listed on the "Units covering this place" tab.
This website includes information on many different historical units, including census data and other statistics. The boundaries of these units covered Gower:
Administrative Area: | Popu- lation |
Life+ Death |
Indu- stry |
Work+ Poverty |
Social Class |
Hous- ing |
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Roots+ Relig. |
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Llanrhidian AP/CP | |||||||||
Llanrhidian Lower CP/PA | |||||||||
Gower RD | |||||||||
Swansea District | |||||||||
Glamorganshire County O41area | |||||||||
Gower RegD/PLU | |||||||||
Swansea RegD/PLU | |||||||||
Glamorgan AdmC | |||||||||
Glamorgan AncC | |||||||||
Glamorgan RegC | |||||||||
South Wales RegC | |||||||||
Wales GovOf | |||||||||
Great Britain Dep | |||||||||
England and Wales Dep |
Click on a tick for direct access to that theme.
Election results are available for these constituencies which covered Gower.
Constituencies | Start Date | End Date |
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Glamorganshire PCon | 1832 | 1884 |
Glamorganshire Western Or Gower PDivCon | 1885 | 1917 |
Glamorganshire Gower PDivCon | 1918 | 1948 |
Gower CCon | 1949 | 2009 |
Please note that these units are listed here because their boundaries covered the point location we hold for Gower. You can search for units that covered the particular location you are interested in by typing a postcode into our home page, or by using our Historic maps section, zooming in, selecting the Information option, and then clicking on your location. Units will also not be listed here if we hold no computerised boundaries for them, such as Registration sub-Districts and Sanitary Districts.