Southwark Borough (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

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
SOUTHWARK CHRISTCHURCH ParLib/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 490.
SOUTHWARK ST GEORGE THE MARTYR Vest/CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 686.
SOUTHWARK ST JOHN HORSLEYDOWN CP Parish-level Unit 1733   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 686.
SOUTHWARK ST MARGARET AP Parish-level Unit   1541 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 686.
SOUTHWARK ST MARY MAGDALENE AP Parish-level Unit   1541 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 686.
SOUTHWARK ST OLAVE AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 686.
SOUTHWARK ST SAVIOUR AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1541   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 686.
SOUTHWARK ST THOMAS AP/CP Parish-level Unit   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 686.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
SURREY Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 686.
Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Southwark Borough (Borough) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10166305

Date accessed: 08th April 2026