Birkenhead County Borough (CB/MB)

Created: 1877   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.
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
BIRKENHEAD Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 639.
E050068 CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts English    

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
County Borough CB 1889 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Municipal Borough MB   1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ARGYLE 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'.
BEBINGTON 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'.
BIRKENHEAD ST MARY Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1877 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 9.
BIRKENHEAD ST MARY Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1889 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 9.
CATHCART 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'.
CLAUGHTON 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'.
CLAUGHTON WITH GRANGE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1889 1898 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 15.
CLAUGHTON WITH GRANGE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1877 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 15.
CLEVELAND 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'.
CLIFTON 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'.
DEVONSHIRE 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'.
EGERTON 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'.
GILBROOK 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'.
GRANGE 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 BEBINGTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1877 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 8.
HIGHER BEBINGTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1889 1994 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 8.
HOLT 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'.
LANDICAN CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1928 1933 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 23.
MERSEY 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'.
OXTON 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'.
OXTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1889 1898 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 30.
OXTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1877 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 30.
PRENTON 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'.
PRENTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1928 1933 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 31.
ROCK FERRY CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1898 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 32.
ST JAMES 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'.
THINGWALL CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1928 1933 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 37.
TRANMERE Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1877 1898 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 38.
UPTON 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'.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by BIRKENHEAD 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
CHESHIRE Administrative County 1877 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 639.
MERSEYSIDE Conurbation    

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1928 was enlarged by gaining part of WIRRAL RD the CPs of Landican, Prenton, and Thingwall Area: 1643 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; The Birkenhead Extension Act, 1927
01 Apr 1933 was enlarged by the abolition of WIRRAL RD Noctorum and Woodchurch CPs and parts of Arrowe, Bidston cum Ford, and Upton by Birkenhead CPs Area: 2591 acres. Population in 1931: 3710.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 77044. The County of Chester Review Order, 1933

Boundary Map of Birkenhead County Borough (CB/MB)

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, Birkenhead County Borough (CB/MB) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10027470

Date accessed: 08th April 2026