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• Total Population 1801 to 1921: Population grew from 801 in 1801 to 9,028 in 1921.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 305 males aged 20 and over, 88 were Agricultural Labourers.
• 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
ST MARY CHURCH	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
MARY CHURCH ST	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST MARYCHURCH	Alternate	English			1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	ST MARYCHURCH EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DEVON	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
NEWTON ABBOT RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
HAYTOR Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
NEWTON ABBOT RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
ST MARY CHURCH USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
ST MARYLEBONE MetB	Local Government District	1894	1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
TORQUAY MB	Local Government District	1900	1924	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
TORQUAY	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'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
18 Aug 1882	was reduced to enlarge	KINGSKERSWELL Ch/CP		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'.; D.P. ACT, 1882
24 Mar 1884	was enlarged by gaining part of	KINGSKERSWELL Ch/CP		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 16372
09 Nov 1900	was reduced to enlarge	COCKINGTON AP/CP	Houses in 1901: 41.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO P1643

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
COFFINSWELL Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 81.
KINGSKERSWELL Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 88.