Gomersal Urban District (UD)

Created: 1894   Abolished: 1915

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Life & Death

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Housing

Housing

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

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
GOMERSAL CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1894 1915 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 549.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by GOMERSAL AND BIRKENSHAW Built-up Area Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Built Up Areas (December 2024) Boundaries EW)

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
WEST RIDING Administrative County 1894 1915 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 791.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1915 was abolished to create SPENBOROUGH UD/MB Area: 1100 acres. Population in 1921: 3828.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; The County of the West Riding of Yorkshire (Spenborough UD) Confirmation Order, 1915 (No. 62769)

Boundary Map of Gomersal Urban District (UD)

If the boundaries of the Local Government District 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, Gomersal Urban District (UD) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10026325

Date accessed: 08th April 2026