Canvey Island Urban District (UD) through time

Canvey Island 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
CANVEY ISLAND	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 602.
E120315	CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts	English

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CANVEY ISLAND CP	Parish-level Unit	1926	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 133.
CENTRAL 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'.
EAST 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 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 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'.
WEST 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'.

Other related units

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	CANVEY ISLAND	Built-up Area	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Built Up Areas (December 2024) Boundaries EW)

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ESSEX	Administrative County	1926	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 602.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1926	was created from part of	ROCHFORD RD	Canvey Island CP Area: 4351 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 70563-The Essex (Canvey Island UD) Confirmation Order, 1926

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10108147

Date accessed: 08th April 2026