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• Total Population 1881 to 1971: Population grew from 1,494 in 1881 to 2,112 in 1971.
• 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

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
OAKTHORPE AND DONISTHORPE	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 81.
DONISTHORPE AND OAKTHORPE	Alternate	English			1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	OAKTHORPE AND DONISTHORPE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 81.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DERBYSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 81.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 81.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH RD	Local Government District	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 81.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH RSD	Sanitary District	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 81.
HARTSHORN	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'.
REPTON AND GRESLEY Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 81.
WEST GOSCOTE Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 234.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	01 Jan 0001		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 234.
CHURCH GRESLEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	01 Jan 0001		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 234.
MEASHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	01 Jan 0001		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 234.
SEAL CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	01 Jan 0001		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 234.
STRETTON EN LE FIELD CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	01 Jan 0001		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 234.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
24 Mar 1884	was enlarged by gaining part of	MEASHAM AP/CP	Houses in 1891: 31.	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 15272
24 Mar 1884	was enlarged by gaining part of	OVER SEAL AND NETHER SEAL CP/Tn	Houses in 1891: 85.	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 15271
24 Mar 1884	was enlarged by gaining part of	STRETTON EN LE FIELD CP/AP	Houses in 1891: 76.	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 15273
01 Apr 1936	was enlarged by the abolition of	WILLESLEY CP/AP	Area: 12 acres. Population in 1931: 0.	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. 84292. The County of Leicester Review Order, 1936

Lower level units

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