Wesleyan Methodist 'Attendances' as Percentage of Total in 1851 for District/Unitary Authority

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Wesleyan Methodist 'Attendances' as Percentage of Total in 1851 for District/Unitary Authority

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The Wesleyan Methodists were the second largest denomination after the Church of England, with 15% of all attendances. Originally led by John and Charles Wesley, by 1851 they had divided into two main sections, the Wesleyan Methodist Association and the much larger Wesleyan Methodist Original Connexion; our figures combine the two. Their geographical distributions were quite similar, and very different from the Calvinistic Methodists.

Their strongest concentration was in Cornwall, followed by eastern Lancashire, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the north-east, with strength in both urban and rural areas.

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R_REL1851_wmeth = (REL1851_ATTEND:wmeth * 100.0) / REL1851_ATTEND_TOT:total

Sources

Data Role Source Method
REL1851_ATTEND:wmeth 1851 Census of Great Britain, Religion, Table A , 'Showing the total number of Attendants at Public Worship, in connection with each Religious Body; including Estimates for defective Returns' Counts for historical Registration Districts redistricted by vector overlay
REL1851_ATTEND:wmeth 1851 Census of Great Britain, Religion and Education, Table B [2], 'Accommodation and Attendance in each of the Counties of Scotland. (Denominational Details)' Counts for historical Counties and Burghs redistricted by vector overlay
REL1851_ATTEND_TOT:total 1851 Census of Great Britain, Religion, Table A , 'Showing the total number of Attendants at Public Worship, in connection with each Religious Body; including Estimates for defective Returns' Counts for historical Registration Districts redistricted by vector overlay
REL1851_ATTEND_TOT:total 1851 Census of Great Britain, Religion and Education, Table B [2], 'Accommodation and Attendance in each of the Counties of Scotland. (Denominational Details)' Counts for historical Counties and Burghs redistricted by vector overlay