Huntingdon and Godmanchester Municipal Borough (MB) through time

Huntingdon and Godmanchester Municipal Borough (MB)

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

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.

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
HUNTINGDON AND GODMANCHESTER	Preferred	English	1961		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 629.
E180495	CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts	English

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
HUNTINGDON AND GODMANCHESTER CP	Parish-level Unit	1961	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 250.
HUNTINGDON AND GODMANCHESTER NORTH 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'.
HUNTINGDON AND GODMANCHESTER SOUTH 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'.
HUNTINGDON AND GODMANCHESTER WEST 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'.

Other related units

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	HUNTINGDON	Built-up Area	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Built Up Areas (December 2024) Boundaries EW)

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
HUNTINGDONSHIRE	Administrative County	1961	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 629.
HUNTINGDONSHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH	Administrative County	1965	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 629.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1961	was created through the abolition of	GODMANCHESTER MB	Area: 4907 acres.	1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and Local Government Order No. 8963. The County of Huntingdon (Borough of Huntingdon and Godmanchester) Confirmation Order, 1961
01 Apr 1961	was created through the abolition of	HUNTINGDON MB	Area: 2150 acres.	1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and Local Government Order No. 8963. The County of Huntingdon (Borough of Huntingdon and Godmanchester) Confirmation Order, 1961

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Huntingdon and Godmanchester Municipal Borough (MB) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10492040

Date accessed: 08th April 2026