the East Midlands Government Region

Created: 1994  

Statistics

Statistical comparisons will be made with Great Britain (change comparison)

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.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Learning & Language

Learning & Language

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

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
DERBYSHIRE Modern (post 1974) County 1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
LEICESTERSHIRE Modern (post 1974) County 1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
LINCOLNSHIRE Modern (post 1974) County 1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Modern (post 1974) County 1996 01 Apr 2021 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Modern (post 1974) County 1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
AMBER VALLEY District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ASHFIELD District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BASSETLAW District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BLABY District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BOLSOVER District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BOSTON District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BROXTOWE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CHARNWOOD District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CHESTERFIELD District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CORBY District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2021 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
DAVENTRY District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2021 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
DERBY UA District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
DERBYSHIRE DALES District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EAST LINDSEY District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2021 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EREWASH District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
GEDLING District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HARBOROUGH District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HIGH PEAK District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
KETTERING District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2021 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
LEICESTER UA District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
LINCOLN District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
MANSFIELD District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
MELTON District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NEWARK AND SHERWOOD District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTHAMPTON District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2021 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTH KESTEVEN District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE UA District/Unitary Authority 01 Apr 2021   United Kingdom Statutory Instrument (The Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2020)
NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NOTTINGHAM UA District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
OADBY AND WIGSTON District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
RUSHCLIFFE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
RUTLAND UA District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH DERBYSHIRE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH HOLLAND District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH KESTEVEN District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2021 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WELLINGBOROUGH District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2021 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WEST LINDSEY District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE UA District/Unitary Authority 01 Apr 2021   United Kingdom Statutory Instrument (The Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2020)
DERBY Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
EAST DERBYSHIRE Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
LEICESTER Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
LINCOLNSHIRE Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
NORTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
NOTTINGHAM Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
SOUTH AND WEST DERBYSHIRE Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
SOUTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ENGLAND Dep Country 1994   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Boundary Map of the East Midlands Government Region

If the boundaries of the Government Region changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, the East Midlands Government Region through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10056895

Date accessed: 18th February 2026