Leigh on Sea Urban District (UD) through time

Leigh on Sea Urban District (UD)

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

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

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

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LEIGH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1897	1913	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 142.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ESSEX	Administrative County	1897	1913	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 603.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
09 Nov 1913	was abolished to enlarge	SOUTHEND ON SEA CB/MB	Area: 1527 acres. Population in 1921: 12314.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Southend-on-Sea Corporation Act, 1913

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Leigh on Sea Urban District (UD) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10186390

Date accessed: 08th April 2026