Tanhouse and Skelmersdale Town Centre Ward : Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Services
1971 11 Show data context 1 Show data context 987 Show data context 344 Show data context 448 Show data context
1991 40 Show data context 280 Show data context 890 Show data context 510 Show data context 1,590 Show data context
2001 34 Show data context 3 Show data context 774 Show data context 345 Show data context 1,571 Show data context
2011 46 Show data context 3 Show data context 544 Show data context 516 Show data context 2,276 Show data context
2021 24 Show data context 12 Show data context 596 Show data context 666 Show data context 2,882 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS28: "SEG and industry (10% Sample))
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S73 Industry (10% sample): Residents aged 16 and over)
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV034, Industry (17 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table KS605UK - Industry)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Industry (current)" (19 way))

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This very simplified view of the changing industrial base of communities does identify the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but provides no breakdown of the service sector, in which the large majority of us now work.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Tanhouse and Skelmersdale Town Centre Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026