Three Rivers District : Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way)

Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 1,037 Show data context 1 Show data context 673 Show data context 177 Show data context 642 Show data context 62 Show data context 56 Show data context
1861 1,235 Show data context 1 Show data context 1,133 Show data context 476 Show data context 1,230 Show data context 140 Show data context 150 Show data context
1881 832 Show data context 5 Show data context 1,332 Show data context 804 Show data context 1,802 Show data context 160 Show data context 272 Show data context
1911 1,498 Show data context 19 Show data context 1,441 Show data context 1,146 Show data context 2,660 Show data context 338 Show data context 529 Show data context
1931 547 Show data context 63 Show data context 2,183 Show data context 1,933 Show data context 4,336 Show data context 677 Show data context 1,018 Show data context
1951 609 Show data context 34 Show data context 5,759 Show data context 3,115 Show data context 4,090 Show data context 406 Show data context 2,511 Show data context
1971 659 Show data context 90 Show data context 9,893 Show data context 3,348 Show data context 4,639 Show data context 2,079 Show data context 3,883 Show data context
1991 290 Show data context 0 Show data context 4,808 Show data context 4,506 Show data context 5,219 Show data context 3,694 Show data context 5,344 Show data context
2001 286 Show data context 48 Show data context 4,165 Show data context 6,552 Show data context 10,894 Show data context 9,523 Show data context 9,051 Show data context
2011 75 Show data context 46 Show data context 2,241 Show data context 6,550 Show data context 10,889 Show data context 12,415 Show data context 11,783 Show data context
2021 88 Show data context 36 Show data context 2,180 Show data context 7,278 Show data context 10,114 Show data context 13,704 Show data context 13,589 Show data context
Date Source
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 Great Britain Historical GIS Project Computed from 1881 microdata
1911 1911 Census of England and Wales, Occupations Vol 1, Table 15 A, 'Grouped occupations of Males and Females aged 10 years and upwards, in Administrative Counties, County Boroughs, Metropolitan Boroughs, Urban Districts of which the population exceeded 5,000 persons, aggregates of other Urban Districts, and aggregates of Rural Districts; also proportion per 1,000 of unmarried, married, widowed, and of married and widowed women engaged in occupations, and proportion of female domestic servants to separate occupiers or families, 1911 - Males'
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 3 , 'Industries (condensed list) of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 3 , 'Industries (Orders and Selected Units) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over', for 'Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT'
1971 1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'
1991 Census of Population
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV034, Industry (17 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table KS605UK - Industry)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Industry (current)" (19 way))

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Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down Services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Three Rivers District through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10198173/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 08th April 2026