Melton District : Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way)

Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 3,816 Show data context 198 Show data context 4,449 Show data context 666 Show data context 3,289 Show data context 213 Show data context 206 Show data context
1861 4,689 Show data context 11 Show data context 1,753 Show data context 585 Show data context 1,933 Show data context 170 Show data context 257 Show data context
1881 2,899 Show data context 135 Show data context 1,243 Show data context 1,132 Show data context 2,485 Show data context 134 Show data context 326 Show data context
1911 1,902 Show data context 1,502 Show data context 5,017 Show data context 1,317 Show data context 2,499 Show data context 283 Show data context 483 Show data context
1931 2,426 Show data context 465 Show data context 3,163 Show data context 1,338 Show data context 3,502 Show data context 177 Show data context 871 Show data context
1951 2,638 Show data context 417 Show data context 3,243 Show data context 1,818 Show data context 2,657 Show data context 249 Show data context 2,728 Show data context
1971 472 Show data context 704 Show data context 5,644 Show data context 1,483 Show data context 2,006 Show data context 523 Show data context 1,461 Show data context
1991 760 Show data context 430 Show data context 4,490 Show data context 2,342 Show data context 4,660 Show data context 1,897 Show data context 3,591 Show data context
2001 935 Show data context 39 Show data context 5,386 Show data context 3,110 Show data context 6,190 Show data context 3,184 Show data context 5,267 Show data context
2011 660 Show data context 48 Show data context 4,390 Show data context 3,407 Show data context 6,793 Show data context 4,144 Show data context 6,742 Show data context
2021 770 Show data context 41 Show data context 3,303 Show data context 3,685 Show data context 6,366 Show data context 4,397 Show data context 6,939 Show data context
Date Source
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 Great Britain Historical GIS Project Computed from 1881 microdata
1911 1911 Census of England and Wales, Occupations Vol 1, Table 15 A, 'Grouped occupations of Males and Females aged 10 years and upwards, in Administrative Counties, County Boroughs, Metropolitan Boroughs, Urban Districts of which the population exceeded 5,000 persons, aggregates of other Urban Districts, and aggregates of Rural Districts; also proportion per 1,000 of unmarried, married, widowed, and of married and widowed women engaged in occupations, and proportion of female domestic servants to separate occupiers or families, 1911 - Males'
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 3 , 'Industries (condensed list) of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 3 , 'Industries (Orders and Selected Units) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over', for 'Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT'
1971 1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'
1991 Census of Population
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV034, Industry (17 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table KS605UK - Industry)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Industry (current)" (19 way))

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Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down Services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Melton District through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10057164/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 09th April 2026