Radford Poor Law Union/Registration District (PLU/RegD)

Created: 1836   Abolished: 01 Jul 1880

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
Poor Law Union PLU     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Registration District RegD     1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
HYSON GREEN Registration sub-District   01 Jul 1880 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
NOTTINGHAM NORTH WEST Registration sub-District   01 Jul 1880 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
NOTTINGHAM SOUTH WEST Registration sub-District   01 Jul 1880 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
SNENTON Registration sub-District   01 Jul 1880 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
BREWHOUSE YARD CP/ExP Parish-level Unit   01 Jul 1880 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 357.
LENTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit   01 Jul 1880 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 362.
RADFORD CP/AP Parish-level Unit   01 Jul 1880 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 366.
SNEINTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit   01 Jul 1880 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 367.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County   01 Jul 1880 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 728.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Jul 1880 was abolished to enlarge NOTTINGHAM RegD/PLU/PLPar The entire district of Radford into the district of Nottingham. No changes were made to sub-districts   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Boundary Map of Radford Poor Law Union/Registration District (PLU/RegD)

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, Radford Poor Law Union/Registration District (PLU/RegD) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10215500

Date accessed: 09th April 2026