Royal Leamington Spa Municipal Borough (MB) through time

Royal Leamington Spa Municipal Borough (MB)

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

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

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

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 751.
E391072	CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts	English

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BRUNSWICK LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
JEPHSON LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
LEAMINGTON CP	Parish-level Unit	1902		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 447.
LEAMINGTON PRIORS Ch/CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1875	1902	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 447.
LILLINGTON LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
LILLINGTON Ch/CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 448.
MILVERTON LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
MILVERTON Ch/CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 449.
NEW MILVERTON CP	Parish-level Unit		1902	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 449.

Other related units

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA	Built-up Area	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Built Up Areas (December 2024) Boundaries EW)

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
WARWICKSHIRE	Administrative County	1875	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 751.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1953	was enlarged by gaining part of	WARWICK RD	part of Whitnash CP Area: 42 acres.	1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; Leamington Corporation Act, 1952

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Royal Leamington Spa Municipal Borough (MB) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10108688

Date accessed: 17th February 2026