Birches Head and Northwood Ward : Religious Faiths

Religious Faiths

Data cube chart.

Major religious faiths in 2001 2001 2011 2021
Christians 8,269 Show data context 6,785 Show data context 4,858 Show data context
Buddhist 0 Show data context 32 Show data context 40 Show data context
Hindu 9 Show data context 35 Show data context 48 Show data context
Jewish 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context
Muslim 275 Show data context 661 Show data context 948 Show data context
Sikh 22 Show data context 8 Show data context 25 Show data context
Other 15 Show data context 40 Show data context 47 Show data context
None 1,407 Show data context 2,754 Show data context 3,830 Show data context
Not stated 826 Show data context 703 Show data context 592 Show data context
Date Source
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Religion (Table UV015), using 9 way)
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (All usual residents: Table KS209EW - Religion.)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" (All usual residents: Religion (10 way))

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The 1831 census provides information, down to parish-level, on the occupations of males aged over 20 using nine categories. Here we reorganise this information to provide a crude measure of social status, based more on contemporary ideas than on modern definitions of social class: "middling sorts" combines small farmers not employing labourers with both masters and skilled workers in urban manufacturing and handicrafts.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Birches Head and Northwood Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Birthplace & Religion | Religious Faiths, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026