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.
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.

Preferred Name:
EAST LONDON
Unit Type:
Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:
Poor Law Union
Registration District
Date created:
1837
Date abolished:
1869
Unit ID:
10167449
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 643.

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
LONDON Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 643.
MIDDLESEX Poor Law/Registration County   1869 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table 2, 'Number of Day and Sunday Schools in the 624 Districts or Unions, classified according to their sources of maintenance'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Jan 1870 was abolished to enlarge CITY OF LONDON RegD/PLU East London RD became part of London City   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CRIPPLEGATE Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1870 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ST BOTOLPH Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1870 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
GLASSHOUSE YARD CP/ExP/ParLib Parish-level Unit 1866 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 323.
ST BOTOLPH ALDERSGATE CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1837 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 339.
ST BOTOLPH WITHOUT ALDGATE CP/ParPart Parish-level Unit 1837 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 339.
ST BOTOLPH WITHOUT BISHOPSGATE AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 299.
ST GILES CRIPPLEGATE CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1837 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 340.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, East London 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/10167449

Date accessed: 28th March 2024