Market Drayton Rural District (RD)

Created: 1966   Abolished: 1974

Statistics

Population

Population

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

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Life & Death

Life & Death

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

Housing

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

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
MARKET DRAYTON Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 739.
E310895 CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts English    

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ADDERLEY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1966 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 379.
CHESWARDINE CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1966 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 382.
CHILDS ERCALL CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1966   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 385.
HINSTOCK AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1966   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 387.
HODNET CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1966   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 387.
IGHTFIELD AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1966   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 387.
MARKET DRAYTON CP Parish-level Unit 1966 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 384.
MORETON SAY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1966   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 390.
NORTON IN HALES AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1966   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 391.
STOKE UPON TERN CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1966   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 395.
SUTTON UPON TERN CP Parish-level Unit 1966   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 395.
WOORE Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1966   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 398.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
SHROPSHIRE Administrative County 1966 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 739.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1966 was created through the abolition of DRAYTON RD Area: 22188 acres.   1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Salop Order, 1966
01 Apr 1966 was created through the abolition of MARKET DRAYTON UD Area: 502 acres.   1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Salop Order, 1966

Boundary Map of Market Drayton Rural District (RD)

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, Market Drayton Rural District (RD) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10166998

Date accessed: 08th April 2026