North Bromsgrove Urban District (UD) through time

North Bromsgrove 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.

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
BROMSGROVE COUNTRY	Official	English		1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.
NORTH BROMSGROVE	Preferred	English	1896		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.
BROMSGROVE COUNTRY DISTRICT	Alternate	English			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area and Population in Rural Sanitary Districts'.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
NORTH BROMSGROVE CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 474.
NORTH BROMSGROVE CP	Parish-level Unit	1896	1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 474.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
WORCESTERSHIRE	Administrative County	1894	1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 763.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1933	was abolished to enlarge	BROMSGROVE UD	Area: 7270 acres. Population in 1931: 10070.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 76790. The County of Worcester Review Order, 1933
01 Apr 1933	was abolished to enlarge	BROMSGROVE RD	Area: 3322 acres. Population in 1931: 911.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 76790. The County of Worcester Review Order, 1933

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10221353

Date accessed: 08th April 2026