Kinross Shire Burgh (Burgh) through time

Kinross Shire Burgh (Burgh)

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.

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
KINROSS SHIRE	Scottish County			1931 Census of Scotland, Table 16, 'Industries of Males and Females in Cities, Counties, and Large Burghs'.

Boundaries and changes

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If the boundaries of the Scottish Burgh/District changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Kinross Shire Burgh (Burgh) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13518490

Date accessed: 09th April 2026