Shrewsbury Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/Inc)

Created: 1784   Abolished: 01 Oct 1871

Statistics

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.
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 unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Registration District RegD     1871 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 4 , 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'
Incorporation Inc     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ST CHAD Registration sub-District   01 Oct 1871 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST MARY Registration sub-District   01 Oct 1871 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
MEOLE BRACE AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1871 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 389.
SHREWSBURY HOLY CROSS CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 393.
SHREWSBURY HOLY CROSS WITH ST GILES CP Parish-level Unit   1871 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 393.
SHREWSBURY ST ALKMUND AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1784 1871 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 394.
SHREWSBURY ST CHAD AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1740 1871 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 394.
SHREWSBURY ST JULIAN AP/CP/Ch Parish-level Unit   1871 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 394.
SHREWSBURY ST MARY AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1871 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 394.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
SHROPSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County 1850 01 Oct 1871 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 737.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Oct 1871 was abolished to enlarge ATCHAM RegD/PLU The entire district of Shrewsbury was incorporated into the district of Atcham. No alterations were made to the sub-districts that were transferred   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Boundary Map of Shrewsbury Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/Inc)

If the boundaries of the Poor Law Union/Reg. 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, Shrewsbury Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/Inc) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10199955

Date accessed: 08th April 2026