Ely Ancient City (AD_City/Borough) through time

Ely Ancient City (AD_City/Borough)

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.

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
ELY	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 573.
ELY CITY	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
City	AD_City			1831 Census of Great Britain, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
Borough	Borough			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
ELY COLLEGE CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit	1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ELY ST MARY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 50.
ELY TRINITY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 50.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CAMBRIDGESHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 573.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Ely Ancient City (AD_City/Borough) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10100483

Date accessed: 08th April 2026