Pockington Urban District (UD) through time

Pockington 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.

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
POCKINGTON	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 787.
POCKLINGTON	Alternate	English			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'.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
POCKLINGTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1935	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 593.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
EAST RIDING	Administrative County	1894	1935	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 787.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1935	was abolished to enlarge	POCKLINGTON RD	Area: 2623 acres. Population in 1931: 2640.	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. 80872. The County of York, East Riding Review Order, 1935

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10055209

Date accessed: 09th April 2026