the United Kingdom (Country) through time

the United Kingdom Country

Statistical comparisons will be made with (change comparison)

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.

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

How we use the land; crops and farm animals.

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

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

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

Alternative names

The following alternate names for this unit exist:

Name	Status	Language	Authority
UNITED KINGDOM	Preferred	English	Great Britain Historical GIS Project
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND	Alternate	English	United Nations, Member States of the United Nations
826	Code: UN Statistical Division Country ID code	English	United Nations, Statistical Division of the United Nations
GBR	Code: World Bank country code (three letter)	English	World Bank, World Bank Indicator Countries

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ENGLAND Dep	Country			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
ENGLAND AND WALES Dep	Country			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
GREAT BRITAIN Dep	Country			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
IRELAND Dep	Country		1922	Great Britain Historical GIS Project
NORTHERN IRELAND Dep	Country	1922		Great Britain Historical GIS Project
SCOTLAND Dep	Country			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
WALES Dep	Country			Great Britain Historical GIS Project

Other related units

We know of no associations with other units.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
THE ISLES	Sub-Continent			Great Britain Historical GIS Project

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1922	was reduced to create	IRELAND Sov	Eire	Ganse, World History at KMLA (Korean Minjok Leadership Academy)

Maps

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, the United Kingdom (Country) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10024961

Date accessed: 08th November 2025