Brentford Urban District (UD) through time

Brentford 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.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
NEW BRENTFORD CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1894	1927	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 316.
OLD BRENTFORD CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1894	1927	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 317.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
MIDDLESEX	Administrative County	1894	1927	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 650.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1927	was abolished to create	BRENTFORD AND CHISWICK UD/MB	Area: 1091 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 71492-The Middlesex (Brentford and Chiswick UDs) Confirmation Order, 1927

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If the boundaries of the Local Government District changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10387139

Date accessed: 09th April 2026