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Population

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Industry

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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.

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

Preferred Name:
THETFORD
Unit Type:
Local Government District
Status:
Municipal Borough
Date created:
1835
Date abolished:
1974
Unit ID:
10102870
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
THETFORD Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
E250769 CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts English    

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was preceded by THETFORD Borough Ancient District F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
NORFOLK Administrative County 1835 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.

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
THETFORD CP Parish-level Unit 1924 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.
THETFORD ST CUTHBERT CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1924 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.
THETFORD ST MARY THE LESS CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1924 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.
THETFORD ST PETER CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1924 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.
How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10102870

Date accessed: 29th March 2024