Holborn Metropolitan (London) Borough (MetB)

Created: 1900   Abolished: 1965

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

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CENTRAL ST GILES 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'.
FURNIVALS INN CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1889 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 323.
GRAYS INN CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1889 1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 324.
HOLBORN CP Parish-level Unit 1930 1965 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 306.
LIBERTY OF SAFFRON HILL HATTON GARDEN ELY RENTS AND ELY PLACE CP/ParLib Parish-level Unit   1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 333.
LINCOLNS INN 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'.
LINCOLNS INN ExP/CP Parish-level Unit   1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 306.
NORTH BLOOMSBURY 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'.
NORTH ST ANDREW 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'.
NORTH ST GILES 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'.
SAFFRON HILL 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'.
SOUTH BLOOMSBURY 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'.
SOUTH EAST ST ANDREW 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'.
ST ANDREW HOLBORN ABOVE THE BARS WITH ST GEORGE THE MARTYR CP Parish-level Unit 1889 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 339.
STAPLE INN CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1889 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 344.
ST GEORGE THE MARTYR 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'.
ST GILES IN THE FIELDS AND ST GEORGE BLOOMSBURY CP Parish-level Unit   1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 340.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
GREATER LONDON Conurbation    
LONDON Administrative County 1900 1965 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 645.

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 CAMDEN LB Area: 164 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 London Government Act, 1963

Boundary Map of Holborn Metropolitan (London) Borough (MetB)

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, Holborn Metropolitan (London) Borough (MetB) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10086980

Date accessed: 09th April 2026