Preesall Urban District (UD) through time

Preesall Urban District (UD)

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.

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

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

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

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

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
PREESALL WITH HACKENSALL	Official	English		1910	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 689.
PREESALL	Preferred	English	1910		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 689.
E200651	CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts	English

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
NORTH LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
PREESALL WITH HACKINSALL CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1900	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 194.
SOUTH LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LANCASHIRE	Administrative County	1900	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 689.

Boundaries and changes

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Preesall Urban District (UD) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10026994

Date accessed: 09th April 2026