Oadby and Wigston District

Statistics

Statistical comparisons will be made with Sefton (change comparison)

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
OADBY AND WIGSTON Preferred English     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
31UJ Code: Office for National Statistics English     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
OADBY Built-up Area     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Built Up Areas (December 2024) Boundaries EW)
WIGSTON Built-up Area     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Built Up Areas (December 2024) Boundaries EW)
OADBY BROCKS HILL Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
OADBY GRANGE Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
OADBY ST PETERS Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
OADBY UPLANDS Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
OADBY WOODLANDS Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
SOUTH WIGSTON Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
WIGSTON ALL SAINTS Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
WIGSTON FIELDS Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
WIGSTON MEADOWCOURT Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
WIGSTON ST WOLSTANS Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
EAST MIDLANDS Government Region     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
LEICESTERSHIRE Modern (post 1974) County     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
LEICESTER CfC Primary Urban Area     Centre for Cities, Primary Urban Areas: Spatial definitions

Boundary Map of Oadby and Wigston District

If the boundaries of the District/Unitary Authority 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, Oadby and Wigston District through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10171866

Date accessed: 08th April 2026