Strand Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU)

Abolished: 1913

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.
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 unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Registration District RegD     1911 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 5 , 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'
Poor Law Union PLU   1913 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CHARING CROSS Registration sub-District 01 Jul 1868 01 Aug 1878 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
LONG ACRE Registration sub-District 01 Jul 1868 01 Aug 1878 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
ST ANNE SOHO Registration sub-District   01 Jul 1868 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ST CLEMENT DANES Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1896 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS Registration sub-District   01 Aug 1902 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
STRAND Registration sub-District     1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
CLIFFORDS INN ExP Parish-level Unit     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
DUCHY OF LANCASTER CP/ParLib Parish-level Unit     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
LIBERTY OF THE ROLLS CP/ParLib Parish-level Unit 1889 1913 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 333.
MIDDLE TEMPLE ExP Parish-level Unit   01 Apr 1901 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
NEW INN ExP Parish-level Unit     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
PRECINCT OF THE SAVOY CP/ParLib Parish-level Unit   1913 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 342.
ST ANNE WITHIN THE LIBERTY OF WESTMINSTER CP Parish-level Unit 1836 1868 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 339.
ST CLEMENT DANES CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1913 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 339.
ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS Vest/CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1868 1913 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 341.
ST MARY LE STRAND ExP/CP/AP/AP Parish-level Unit   1913 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 341.
ST PAUL COVENT GARDEN CP Parish-level Unit   1913 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 342.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
LONDON Poor Law/Registration County 01 Apr 1857   1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
MIDDLESEX Poor Law/Registration County   1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 644.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Jul 1868 was enlarged by the abolition of ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS RegD/PLPar St. Martin in the Fields became part of Strand   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jul 1868 was reduced to enlarge WESTMINSTER RegD/PLU St. Anne Soho   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Boundary Map of Strand Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU)

If the boundaries of the Poor Law Union/Reg. 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, Strand Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10029533

Date accessed: 08th April 2026