Billinge and Winstanley Urban District (UD) through time

Billinge and Winstanley Urban District (UD)

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	Start	End	Authority
BILLINGE	Official	English		05 May 1927	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 687.
BILLINGE AND WINSTANLEY	Preferred	English	05 May 1927		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 687.
E200590	CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts	English

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BILLINGE AND WINSTANLEY CP	Parish-level Unit	1924		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 147.
BILLINGE CHAPEL END CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit		1924	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 147.
BILLINGE CHAPEL END LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
BILLINGE HIGHER END CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit		1924	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 147.
BILLINGE HIGHER END LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
WINSTANLEY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1894	1924	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 213.
WINSTANLEY LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LANCASHIRE	Administrative County	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 687.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Billinge and Winstanley Urban District (UD) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10221250

Date accessed: 08th April 2026