Belford RegD/PLU through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District

Administrative unit

Belford RegD/PLU

Poor Law Union/Reg. District

Historical statistics
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Population

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

Industry

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

Life & Death

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

Work & Poverty

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

Housing

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

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Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 4,576 in 1801 to 5,006 in 1911.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 6.29 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 7.09 per cent were.
Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 159.29 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1901, and the lowest was 55.56 in 1881.
Occupational Structure in 1881:

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

Preferred Name:: BELFORD
Unit Type:: Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:: Poor Law Union
Registration District
Date created:: 1836
Date abolished:
Unit ID:: 10112047
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 720.

Belford RegD/PLU, Northumberland

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
NORTHUMBERLAND	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 720.
NORTHUMBERLAND	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

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
BELFORD	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
ADDERSTONE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 316.
BAMBURGH AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 318.
BAMBURGH CASTLE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 318.
BEADNELL CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 318.
BELFORD CP/Ch/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1844		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 92.
BRADFORD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 320.
BUDLE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 321.
BURTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 322.
CHATHILL CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 323.
DETCHANT CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 325.
EASINGTON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 326.
EASINGTON GRANGE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 326.
ELFORD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 327.
ELLINGHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 327.
ELWICK CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 100.
FARNE ISLANDS CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit		1955	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.
FLEETHAM CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 329.
GLORORUM CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 329.
HOPPEN CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	1887	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 333.
LUCKER CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 336.
MIDDLETON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 337.
MONKS HOUSE CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit	1865		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 337.
MOUSEN CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 338.
NEWHAM CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 340.
NEWSTEAD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 340.
NORTH SUNDERLAND CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 346.
OUTCHESTER CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 341.
PRESTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 342.
RATCHWOOD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 342.
ROSS CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 343.
SHORESTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 344.
SPINDLESTONE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 345.
SWINHOE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 346.
TUGHALL CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 347.
WARENFORD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 349.
WARENTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 349.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Belford RegD/PLU through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10112047

Date accessed: 24th April 2024