the West Midlands Government Region

Created: 1994  

Statistics

Statistical comparisons will be made with England (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

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
SHROPSHIRE Modern (post 1974) County 1996 01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
STAFFORDSHIRE Modern (post 1974) County 1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WARWICKSHIRE Modern (post 1974) County 1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WEST MIDLANDS Met.C Modern (post 1974) County 1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WORCESTERSHIRE Modern (post 1974) County 1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BIRMINGHAM District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BRIDGNORTH District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BROMSGROVE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CANNOCK CHASE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
COVENTRY District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
DUDLEY District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EAST STAFFORDSHIRE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HEREFORDSHIRE County/UA District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
LICHFIELD District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
MALVERN HILLS District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTH SHROPSHIRE District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTH WARWICKSHIRE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
OSWESTRY District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
REDDITCH District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
RUGBY District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SANDWELL District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SHREWSBURY AND ATCHAM District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SHROPSHIRE UA District/Unitary Authority 01 Apr 2009   Census of Population (2011 Key Statistics)
SOLIHULL District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH SHROPSHIRE District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
STAFFORD District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
STOKE ON TRENT UA District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
STRATFORD ON AVON District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
TAMWORTH District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
TELFORD AND WREKIN UA District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WALSALL District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WARWICK District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WOLVERHAMPTON District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WORCESTER District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WYCHAVON District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WYRE FOREST District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BIRMINGHAM Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
COVENTRY Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
DUDLEY Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
HEREFORDSHIRE Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
SANDWELL Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
SHROPSHIRE Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
SOLIHULL Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
STAFFORDSHIRE Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
STOKE ON TRENT Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
TELFORD AND WREKIN Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
WALSALL Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
WARWICKSHIRE Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
WOLVERHAMPTON Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
WORCESTERSHIRE Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ENGLAND Dep Country 1994   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Boundary Map of the West Midlands Government Region

If the boundaries of the Government Region 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, the West Midlands Government Region through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10204630

Date accessed: 08th April 2026