Nottinghamshire Administrative County (pre-1974)

Created: 1889   Abolished: 1974

Statistics

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.
Agriculture & Land Use

Agriculture & Land Use

How we use the land; crops and farm animals.
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.
Birthplace & Religion

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 726.
NOTTINGHAM Alternate English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 726.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BASFORD RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
BINGHAM RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
EAST RETFORD RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
MANSFIELD RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
NEWARK RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
NOTTINGHAM RegD/PLU/PLPar Poor Law Union/Reg. District     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
SOUTHWELL RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
WORKSOP RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
ARNOLD UD Local Government District 1894 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 729.
AUCKLEY RD Local Government District 1894 1895 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 355.
BASFORD RD Local Government District 1894 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 729.
BEESTON UD Local Government District 1894 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 729.
BEESTON AND STAPLEFORD UD Local Government District 1935 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 729.
BINGHAM RD Local Government District 1894 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 729.
BLYTH AND CUCKNEY RD Local Government District 1894 1925 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 729.
CARLTON UD Local Government District 1894 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 729.
CIVIL PARISHES OF KINGSTON UPON SOAR AND RATCLIFFE UPON SOAR RD Local Government District 1894 1927 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 730.
EAST RETFORD MB Local Government District 1835 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 727.
EAST RETFORD RD Local Government District 1894 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 729.
EASTWOOD UD Local Government District 1896 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 729.
HUCKNALL UD Local Government District 1894 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 729.
HUCKNALL UNDER HUTHWAITE UD Local Government District 1894 1907 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 729.
HUTHWAITE UD Local Government District 1907 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 729.
KIRKBY IN ASHFIELD UD Local Government District 1896 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 729.
LEAKE RD Local Government District 1894 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 729.
MANSFIELD MB Local Government District 1891 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 727.
MANSFIELD WOODHOUSE UD Local Government District 1894 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 729.
MISTERTON RD Local Government District 1894 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 729.
NEWARK MB Local Government District 1835 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 727.
NEWARK RD Local Government District 1894 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 729.
NOTTINGHAM CB/MB Local Government District 1835 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 727.
NOTTINGHAM RD Local Government District     1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'.
SKEGBY RD Local Government District 1894 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 730.
SOUTHWELL RD Local Government District 1894 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 730.
STAPLEFORD RD Local Government District 1894 1935 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 730.
SUTTON IN ASHFIELD UD Local Government District 1894 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 730.
WARSOP UD Local Government District 1894 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 730.
WEST BRIDGFORD UD Local Government District 1894 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 729.
WORKSOP RD Local Government District 1925 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 730.
WORKSOP UD/MB Local Government District 1894 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 730.
ARNOLD Urban Labour Market     Great Britain Historical GIS Project
BEESTON Urban Labour Market     Great Britain Historical GIS Project
EAST RETFORD Urban Labour Market     Great Britain Historical GIS Project
HUCKNALL Urban Labour Market     Great Britain Historical GIS Project
MANSFIELD Urban Labour Market     Great Britain Historical GIS Project
NETHERFIELD Urban Labour Market     Great Britain Historical GIS Project
NEWARK Urban Labour Market     Great Britain Historical GIS Project
NOTTINGHAM Urban Labour Market     Great Britain Historical GIS Project
SUTTON IN ASHFIELD Urban Labour Market     Great Britain Historical GIS Project
WORKSOP Urban Labour Market     Great Britain Historical GIS Project

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was preceded by NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 729.
was succeeded by NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Modern (post 1974) County Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
was preceded by NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Ancient County F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 726.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ENGLAND Dep Country 1889 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 726.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1965 was reduced to enlarge LEICESTERSHIRE part of Basford RD Area: 307 acres.   1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The East Midland Counties Order, 1965; The West Midland Counties Order, 1965
01 Apr 1965 was reduced to enlarge LEICESTERSHIRE part of Easford RD Area: 307 acres.   1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The East Midland Counties Order, 1965; The West Midland Counties Order, 1965
01 Apr 1965 was enlarged by gaining part of LEICESTERSHIRE part of Melton and Belvoir RD Area: 21 acres.   1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The East Midland Counties Order, 1965

Boundary Map of Nottinghamshire Administrative County (pre-1974)

If the boundaries of the Administrative County changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Nottinghamshire Administrative County (pre-1974) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10025035

Date accessed: 08th April 2026