Harrow on the Hill Urban District (UD) through time

Harrow on the Hill 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
HARROW ON THE HILL	Preferred	English		1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 650.
HARROW	Alternate	English			1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 14A, 'Ages (quinquennial groups) and Marital Conditions in combination'.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
HARROW ON THE HILL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 327.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
MIDDLESEX	Administrative County	1894	1934	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 1934	was abolished to enlarge	EALING UD/MB	Area: 1 acres. Population in 1931: 0.	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. 78096. The Middlesex Review Order, 1934; 1.4.1937. M. of H. Provisional Order Confirmation (Ealing Extension) Act, 1937
01 Apr 1934	was abolished to create	HARROW UD/MB	Area: 2124 acres. Population in 1931: 26210.	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. 78096. The Middlesex Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was abolished to enlarge	WEMBLEY UD/MB	Area: 5 acres. Population in 1931: 170.	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. 78096. The Middlesex Review Order, 1934; 8.2.1935. M. of H. Declaration under Section 145 of the LGA, 1933

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10492063

Date accessed: 08th April 2026