Wales Government Region

This unit has been constructed for statistical reporting purposes only. It has no legal existence.

Statistics

Statistical comparisons will be made with Great Britain (change comparison)

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Learning & Language

Learning & Language

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

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

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

Housing

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

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

Notes

This unit exists only so that data for Wales can be included in maps of Britain divided into the standard "Regions" defined by the government.

We know of no alternate names.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BRIDGEND AND NEATH PORT TALBOT Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
CARDIFF AND VALE OF GLAMORGAN Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
CENTRAL VALLEYS Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
CONWY AND DENBIGHSHIRE Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
FLINTSHIRE AND WREXHAM Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
GWENT VALLEYS Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
GWYNEDD Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
ISLE OF ANGLESEY Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
MONMOUTHSHIRE AND NEWPORT Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
POWYS Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
SOUTH WEST WALES Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
SWANSEA Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)

We know of no associations with other units.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
WALES Dep Country     Great Britain Historical GIS Project

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Boundary Map of Wales Government Region

If the boundaries of the Government Region changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wales (Government Region) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13146123

Date accessed: 08th November 2025