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• Total Population 1801 to 1971: Population grew from 1,355 in 1801 to 7,395 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 459 males aged 20 and over, 174 were Agricultural Labourers.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	POLESWORTH EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 450.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
WARWICKSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 450.
ATHERSTONE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 450.
ATHERSTONE RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 450.
ATHERSTONE RD	Local Government District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 450.
ATHERSTONE	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'.
HEMLINGFORD Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 450.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1935	was reduced to enlarge	WILNECOTE AND CASTLE LIBERTY CP/Ch/Tn	Area: 97 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; M. of H. Order No. 80866. The County of Warwick (Wilnecote and Castle Liberty) Confirmation Order, 1935
01 Apr 1948	was reduced to create	DORDON CP	Area: 2163 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; M. of H. Order No. 107487. The County of Warwick (Prishes of Polesworth and Dordon) Confirmation Order, 1948
01 Apr 1965	was enlarged by the abolition of	WILNECOTE AND CASTLE LIBERTY CP/Ch/Tn	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'.; The Staffordshire and Warwickshire (Tamworth) Order, 1964

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BADDESLEY ENSOR Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 437.