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• Total Population 1801 to 1971: Population grew from 190 in 1801 to 1,352 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 64 males aged 20 and over, 28 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
HARPFORD	Official	English		1968	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 86.
NEWTON POPPLEFORD AND HARPFORD	Preferred	English	1968		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 86.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	HARPFORD EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 86.

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. 86.
HONITON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 86.
EAST BUDLEIGH Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 86.
HONITON RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 86.
HONITON RD	Local Government District	1894	1935	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 86.
OTTERY ST MARY	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'.
ST THOMAS RD	Local Government District	1935		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 86.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1935	was enlarged by the abolition of	NEWTON POPPLEFORD CP/Ch	Area: 544 acres. Population in 1931: 447.	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. 78580. The Devon Review Order, 1935
01 Apr 1935	was reduced to enlarge	SIDMOUTH CP/AP	Area: 412 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. 78580. The Devon Review Order, 1935
01 Apr 1935	was enlarged by the abolition of	VENN OTTERY CP/Ch	Area: 913 acres. Population in 1931: 66.	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. 78580. The Devon Review Order, 1935

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
VENN OTTERY CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 92.