Great Britain Historical Database : Census Data : Parish-Level Population Statistics, 1801-1951

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Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Great Britain Historical Database has been assembled as part of the ongoing Great Britain Historical GIS Project. The project aims to trace the emergence of the north-south divide in Britain and to provide a synoptic view of the human geography of Britain at sub-county scales. Further information about the project is available on A Vision of Britain webpages, where users can browse the database's documentation system online.

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Parish level statistics for England, Wales and Scotland taken from the 1801, 1811, 1851, 1891, 1911, 1931 and 1951 censuses. Parish level statistics for England and Wales taken from the 1831 and 1871 censuses. Parish level statistics for England taken from the 1821 and 1841 censuses. Parish level statistics for Scotland taken from the 1881 census. Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.

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Identifier
DOI http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-4560-1
Metadata Access https://datacatalogue.cessda.eu/oai-pmh/v0/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_ddi25&identifier=86b7492b779089f2aacb34da003e73a09db12819d587f989bd963154ceb8b610
Provenance
Creator Gregory, I., University of London, Queen Mary and Westfield College, Department of Geography; Southall, H. R., University of London, Queen Mary and Westfield College, Department of Geography; Gatley, D. Alan, University of Staffordshire, School of Social Sciences; Ell, P., Queen's University of Belfast, Centre for Data Digitisation and Analysis
Publisher UK Data Service
Publication Year 2004
Funding Reference Leverhulme Trust; Economic and Social Research Council
Rights Copyright Southall, H.R., Gregory, I., University of Portsmouth. Ell, P.,Queen's University of Belfast. Gatley, D.A.,University of Staffordshire.; <p>These data are currently unavailable for download.</p><p>Users can browse the Great Britain Historical Database documentation system online by accessing&nbsp;<a href="https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/gbhdb/" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">A Vision of Britain webpages</a>.</p>
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Language English
Resource Type Numeric
Discipline History; Humanities
Spatial Coverage England and Wales; England; Scotland; Wales