Statistical comparisons will be made with Great Britain (change comparison)


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.

Click on the hyperlinks for direct access to key graphs and tables.

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:
NORTH WEST
Unit Type:
Government Office Region
Date created:
1996
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10216151
Authorities:
Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

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
ENGLAND Dep Country 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
CHESHIRE Modern (post 1974) County 1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CUMBRIA Modern (post 1974) County 1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
GREATER MANCHESTER Met.C Modern (post 1974) County 1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
LANCASHIRE Modern (post 1974) County 1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
MERSEYSIDE Met.C Modern (post 1974) County 1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ALLERDALE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BARROW IN FURNESS District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN UA District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BLACKPOOL UA District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BOLTON District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BURNLEY District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BURY District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CARLISLE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CHESHIRE EAST UA District/Unitary Authority 1-APR-2009   Census of Population (2011 Key Statistics)
CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER UA District/Unitary Authority 1-APR-2009   Census of Population (2011 Key Statistics)
CHESTER District/Unitary Authority   1-APR-2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CHORLEY District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CONGLETON District/Unitary Authority   1-APR-2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
COPELAND District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CREWE AND NANTWICH District/Unitary Authority   1-APR-2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EDEN District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ELLESMERE PORT AND NESTON District/Unitary Authority   1-APR-2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
FYLDE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HALTON UA District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HYNDBURN District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
KNOWSLEY District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
LANCASTER District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
LIVERPOOL District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
MACCLESFIELD District/Unitary Authority   1-APR-2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
MANCHESTER District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
OLDHAM District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
PENDLE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
PRESTON District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
RIBBLE VALLEY District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ROCHDALE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ROSSENDALE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SALFORD District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SEFTON District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH LAKELAND District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH RIBBLE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ST HELENS District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
STOCKPORT District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
TAMESIDE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
TRAFFORD District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
VALE ROYAL District/Unitary Authority   1-APR-2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WARRINGTON UA District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WEST LANCASHIRE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WIGAN District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WIRRAL District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WYRE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, the North West GovOf through time | Census tables with data for the Government Office Region, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10216151

Date accessed: 30th October 2024