Cardigan Municipal Borough (MB) through time

Cardigan Municipal Borough (MB)

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.

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

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

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

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	Authority
ABERTEIFI	Preferred	Welsh	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 33.
CARDIGAN	Preferred	English	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 33.
W501345	CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts	English

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CARDIGAN CP	Parish-level Unit	01 Oct 1933		M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 33.
CARDIGAN AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		01 Oct 1933	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 9, 'Municipal Boroughs and other Urban Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes and Wards. - Area; Houses 1901, and Population 1891 and 1901'.
ST DOGMELLS MUNICIPAL CP	Parish-level Unit			1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 9, 'Municipal Boroughs and other Urban Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes and Wards. - Area; Houses 1901, and Population 1891 and 1901'.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CARDIGANSHIRE	Administrative County	1835	1974	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 33.

Boundaries and changes

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Cardigan Municipal Borough (MB) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10209500

Date accessed: 08th April 2026