Linslade Urban District (UD) through time

Linslade 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.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LINSLADE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1897	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 37.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE	Administrative County	1897	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 570.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1965	was abolished to create	LEIGHTON LINSLADE UD	Area: 666 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Counties of Bedford and Buckingham (Leighton-Linslade) Order, 1965
01 Apr 1965	was abolished to enlarge	WING RD	Area: 19 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Counties of Bedford and Buckingham (Leighton-Linslade) Order, 1965

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10084337

Date accessed: 08th April 2026