Tunbridge Wells 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 3,741 Show data context 6 Show data context 1,601 Show data context 972 Show data context 3,273 Show data context 341 Show data context 426 Show data context
1861 5,102 Show data context 9 Show data context 2,397 Show data context 1,491 Show data context 3,785 Show data context 400 Show data context 484 Show data context
1881 4,452 Show data context 9 Show data context 2,393 Show data context 2,011 Show data context 6,257 Show data context 395 Show data context 806 Show data context
1911 4,235 Show data context 166 Show data context 5,780 Show data context 4,234 Show data context 10,822 Show data context 1,219 Show data context 3,075 Show data context
1931 3,425 Show data context 29 Show data context 3,738 Show data context 4,573 Show data context 14,220 Show data context 1,076 Show data context 2,708 Show data context
1951 4,352 Show data context 6 Show data context 3,360 Show data context 5,797 Show data context 10,696 Show data context 1,242 Show data context 4,954 Show data context
1971 1,713 Show data context 454 Show data context 8,789 Show data context 6,000 Show data context 6,263 Show data context 1,959 Show data context 4,896 Show data context
1991 1,308 Show data context 0 Show data context 4,828 Show data context 5,994 Show data context 12,612 Show data context 9,416 Show data context 11,660 Show data context
2001 1,085 Show data context 75 Show data context 5,035 Show data context 7,085 Show data context 12,987 Show data context 12,877 Show data context 11,647 Show data context
2011 716 Show data context 63 Show data context 2,796 Show data context 6,893 Show data context 14,503 Show data context 17,562 Show data context 14,701 Show data context
2021 566 Show data context 84 Show data context 2,190 Show data context 6,759 Show data context 12,581 Show data context 18,112 Show data context 15,646 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, Tunbridge Wells District through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026