Worcester Ancient City (AD_City/Borough)

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

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: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CLAINES CP/AP/Ch Parish-level Unit     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
RUSHWICK CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 492.
WORCESTER CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 492.
WORCESTER ALL SAINTS AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 492.
WORCESTER BLOCKHOUSE CP/ExP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 492.
WORCESTER COLLEGE PRECINCTS CP/ExP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 492.
WORCESTER ST ALBAN Ch/CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 492.
WORCESTER ST ANDREW CP/AP/ExP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 492.
WORCESTER ST CLEMENT CP/AP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 492.
WORCESTER ST HELEN CP/AP/ExP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 492.
WORCESTER ST JOHN BEDWARDINE CITY CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 492.
WORCESTER ST MARTIN AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 492.
WORCESTER ST MARTIN CITY CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 493.
WORCESTER ST MARTIN COUNTY CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 493.
WORCESTER ST MARY AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 493.
WORCESTER ST NICHOLAS CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 493.
WORCESTER ST PETER THE GREAT AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 493.
WORCESTER ST PETER THE GREAT CITY CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 493.
WORCESTER ST SWITHIN CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 493.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by WORCESTER CB/MB Local Government District F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 760.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
WORCESTERSHIRE Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 760.
Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10133816

Date accessed: 08th April 2026