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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.
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.
Roots & Religion

Roots & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.

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We have created these time series for the modern local authority area by using a Geographical Information System to re-district statistics for a variety of historical units which covered the same area.

Preferred Name:
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Unit Type:
Modern (post 1974) County
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10092760
Authorities:
Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was preceded by NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Ancient County Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
was preceded by NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
was preceded by NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Administrative County Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
EAST MIDLANDS Government Office Region 1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

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
CORBY District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
DAVENTRY District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
KETTERING District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTHAMPTON District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WELLINGBOROUGH District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Northamptonshire through time | Census tables with data for the Modern (post 1974) County, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10092760

Date accessed: 19th March 2024