Wyke Regis and Elwell Liberty (Liberty) through time

Wyke Regis and Elwell Liberty (Liberty)

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

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

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

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

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
WYKE REGIS AND ELWELL	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 592.
WYKE REGIS AND ETWALL	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
WYKE REGIS AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 592.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DORSET	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 592.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wyke Regis and Elwell Liberty (Liberty) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10199487

Date accessed: 08th April 2026