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• Total Population 1881 to 1961: Population fell from 345 in 1881 to 126 in 1961.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CHESHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 29.
RUNCORN RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1866	1967	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 29.
BUCKLOW Hundred	Ancient District		1967	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 29.
RUNCORN RSD	Sanitary District	1866	1967	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 29.
RUNCORN RD	Local Government District	1866	1967	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 29.
RUNCORN	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
RUNCORN CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 29.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1933	was reduced to enlarge	CUERDLEY CP/Tn	Area: 430 acres. Population in 1931: 28.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; The M. of H. Provisional Order Confirmation (Chester and Lancaster) Act, 1933
01 Apr 1936	was reduced to create	PRESTON BROOK CP	Area: 185 acres. Population in 1931: 42.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 84735. The County of Chester Review Order, 1936
01 Apr 1936	was reduced to enlarge	RUNCORN CP/AP	Area: 36 acres. Population in 1931: 3.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 84735. The County of Chester Review Order, 1936
01 Apr 1936	was enlarged by the abolition of	STOCKHAM CP/Tn	Area: 331 acres. Population in 1931: 21.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 84735. The County of Chester Review Order, 1936
01 Apr 1967	was abolished to enlarge	DARESBURY CP/Ch	Area: 1 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; M. of H. and Local Government Order No. 27990. The County of Chester (Runcorn U.D.) Confirmation Order, 1967

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.