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• Total Population 1881 to 1931: Population fell from 71 in 1881 to 65 in 1931.
• 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
MOOR HOUSE	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
MOORHOUSE	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	MOOR HOUSE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
COUNTY DURHAM	Ancient County		1946	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
HOUGHTON LE SPRING RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1866	1946	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
DURHAM Wd	Ancient District	1829	1946	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
DURSLEY RD	Local Government District	1937	1946	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
EASINGTON Wd	Ancient District		1829	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
HETTON LE HOLE	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'.
HOUGHTON LE SPRING RD	Local Government District	1894	1937	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
HOUGHTON LE SPRING RSD	Sanitary District	1866	1946	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
HOUGHTON LE SPRING CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1946	was abolished to enlarge	WEST RAINTON CP/Tn	Area: 282 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. 104826. County of Durham (West Rainton Parish) Confirmation Order, 1946

Lower level units

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