Shrewsbury Borough (Borough) through time

Shrewsbury Borough (Borough)

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.

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

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
MEOLE BRACE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SHREWSBURY HOLY CROSS WITH ST GILES CP	Parish-level Unit		1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SHREWSBURY ST ALKMUND AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 394.
SHREWSBURY ST CHAD AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 394.
SHREWSBURY ST JULIAN AP/CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 394.
SHREWSBURY ST MARY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 394.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SHROPSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 735.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Shrewsbury Borough (Borough) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10000713

Date accessed: 08th April 2026