Westminster Metropolitan (London) Borough (MetB)

Created: 1900   Abolished: 1965

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.
Learning & Language

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.
Life & Death

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Birthplace & Religion

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
WESTMINSTER Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 645.
CITY OF WESTMINSTER Alternate English     1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
WESTMINSTER CITY OF Alternate English     1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Industries of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)'.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ABBEY 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'.
ALDERNEY 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'.
ALDWYCH 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'.
BERKELEY 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'.
CATHEDRAL 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'.
CHURCHHILL 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'.
CITY OF WESTMINSTER CP Parish-level Unit 1922 1965 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 309.
CLOSE OF THE COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF ST PETER CP/ExP Parish-level Unit   1922 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 320.
COVENT GARDEN 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'.
DOLPHIN 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'.
EATON 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'.
EBURY 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'.
GROSVENOR 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'.
KNIGHTSBRIDGE 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'.
LIBERTY OF THE ROLLS CP/ParLib Parish-level Unit   1922 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 333.
MILLBANK 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'.
PRECINCT OF THE SAVOY CP/ParLib Parish-level Unit 1900 1922 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 342.
REGENT 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'.
SOHO 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'.
ST ANNE WITHIN THE LIBERTY OF WESTMINSTER CP Parish-level Unit 1900 1922 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 645.
ST CLEMENT DANES CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1922 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 339.
ST GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE CP/Vest Parish-level Unit 1900 1922 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 340.
ST JAMESS 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'.
ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS Vest/CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1889 1922 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 341.
ST MARY LE STRAND ExP/CP/AP/AP Parish-level Unit 1900 1922 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 341.
ST PAUL COVENT GARDEN CP Parish-level Unit 1900 1922 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 342.
TACHBROOK 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'.
VICTORIA 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'.
WARWICK 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'.
WESTMINSTER ST JAMES Vest/CP Parish-level Unit   1922 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 309.
WESTMINSTER ST MARGARET AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1900 1922 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 309.
WILTON 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'.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
GREATER LONDON Conurbation    
LONDON Administrative County 1900 1965 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 645.

Boundary Map of Westminster Metropolitan (London) Borough (MetB)

If the boundaries of the Local Government District changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Westminster Metropolitan (London) Borough (MetB) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10135576

Date accessed: 08th April 2026