Handsworth Urban District (UD) through time

Handsworth 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.

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.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
HANDSWORTH AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1921	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 553.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
WEST RIDING	Administrative County	1894	1921	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 791.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
09 Nov 1921	was abolished to enlarge	SHEFFIELD CB/MB	Area: 3566 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Provisional Order Confirmation (Sheffield Extension) Act, 1921

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10108548

Date accessed: 08th April 2026