Rutland Administrative County (pre-1974) through time

Rutland Administrative County (pre-1974)

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.

How we use the land; crops and farm animals.

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.

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
RUTLAND	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 732.
RUTLANDSHIRE	Alternate	English			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 8, 'Administrative Counties, Urban Districts and Rural Districts - Persons, Males and Females at each year of age under 21 and in quinquennial age-groups in each Administrative County (inclusive and exclusive of associated County Boroughs) and in the aggregates of Urban Districts, of County Boroughs and of Rural districts. Also Males and Females at these ages in each County Borough, Municipal Borough, other Urban District and Rural District, 1911'.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
OAKHAM RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
UPPINGHAM RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
KETTON RD	Local Government District	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 733.
OAKHAM UD	Local Government District	1911	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 733.
OAKHAM RD	Local Government District	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 733.
UPPINGHAM RD	Local Government District	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 733.
OAKHAM	Urban Labour Market			Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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	RUTLAND UA	District/Unitary Authority	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 732.
was preceded by	RUTLAND	Poor Law/Registration County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 733.
was preceded by	RUTLAND	Ancient County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 733.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ENGLAND Dep	Country	1889	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 732.

Boundaries and changes

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Rutland Administrative County (pre-1974) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10134833

Date accessed: 08th April 2026