Nottingham Ancient City (AD_Town/CntyOfIt) through time

Nottingham Ancient City (AD_Town/CntyOfIt)

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	Start	End	Authority
Town	AD_Town			1831 Census of Great Britain, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
County of Itself	CntyOfIt			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
NOTTINGHAM ST MARY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1448	1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 365.
NOTTINGHAM ST NICHOLAS CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1448	1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 365.
NOTTINGHAM ST PETER CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1448	1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 365.
STANDARD HILL CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit	1448	1889	1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE	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, Nottingham Ancient City (AD_Town/CntyOfIt) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12845558

Date accessed: 08th April 2026