Cardiff Ancient City (AD_Town/Borough/AncTn) through time

Cardiff Ancient City (AD_Town/Borough/AncTn)

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.

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Authority
Town	AD_Town	1831 Census of Great Britain, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
Borough	Borough	1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
Ancient Town	AncTn	1831 Census of Great Britain, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CARDIFF ST JOHN AND ST MARY AP	Parish-level Unit			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
GLAMORGAN	Ancient County			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Cardiff Ancient City (AD_Town/Borough/AncTn) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10491848

Date accessed: 08th April 2026