Portslade By Sea Urban District (UD) through time

Portslade By Sea 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.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
PORTSLADE BY SEA	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 698.
E371039	CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts	English

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	Authority
BENFIELD 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'.
COPPERAS GAP 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'.
EASTHILL 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'.
MILE OAK 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'.
PORTSLADE BY SEA CP/PA	Parish-level Unit	1898	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 519.
SOUTHERN CROSS 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'.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
EAST SUSSEX	Administrative County	1898	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 698.

Boundaries and changes

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10107520

Date accessed: 08th April 2026