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• Total Population 1801 to 1921: Population grew from 661 in 1801 to 1,550 in 1921.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 217 males aged 20 and over, 91 worked in Retail and Handicrafts.
• 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
THETFORD ST MARY THE LESS	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.
MARY ST	Alternate	English			1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST MARY	Alternate	English			1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'.
THETFORD ST MARY	Alternate	English			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	THETFORD ST MARY THE LESS EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
NORFOLK	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.
SUFFOLK	Ancient County		1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 465.
THETFORD RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1835	1924	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
LACKFORD Hundred	Ancient District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 465.
THETFORD	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'.
THETFORD USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
THETFORD Borough	Ancient District		1924	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.
THETFORD MB	Local Government District		1924	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

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