Thetford RegD/PLU through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District

Administrative unit

Thetford RegD/PLU

Poor Law Union/Reg. District

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Industry

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Life & Death

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Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 11,462 in 1801 to 20,700 in 1911.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 5.88 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 8.8 per cent were.
Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 172.84 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 107.46 in 1911.
Occupational Structure in 1881:

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:: THETFORD
Unit Type:: Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:: Poor Law Union
Registration District
Date created:: 1837
Date abolished:: 1930
Unit ID:: 10208531
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.

Thetford RegD/PLU, Norfolk

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
NORFOLK	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
NORFOLK	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
26 Jul 1865	was reduced to enlarge	ELY RegD/PLU	Methwold lost Redmere to Littleport	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Apr 1902	was enlarged by gaining part of	GUILTCROSS RegD/PLU	Blo? Norton, Bridgham, East Harling, Garboldisham, North Lopham, South Lopham, Riddlesworth, and West Harling transferred as part of the abolition of Guiltcross. Parishes also to Wayland (Acc No 44) and Depwade (42)	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
METHWOLD	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	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'.
BARNHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 449.
BARNINGHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 449.
BLO NORTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1902	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
BRANDON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 450.
BRETTENHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
BRIDGHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1902	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 358.
CONEY WESTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 467.
CRANWICH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
CROXTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
EAST HARLING CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1902	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
EAST WRETHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
EUSTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 454.
FAKENHAM MAGNA AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 454.
FELTWELL CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1858	1929	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
FELTWELL ANCHOR CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
GARBOLDISHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1902	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 364.
GASTHORPE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1902	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
GREAT AND LITTLE SNAREHILL ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1858	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
HEPWORTH AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 456.
HOCKWOLD CUM WILTON CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
HONINGTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 457.
HOPTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 457.
KILVERSTONE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
KNETTISHALL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 459.
LYNFORD CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
MARKET WESTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 467.
METHWOLD CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
MUNDFORD CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
NORTH LOPHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1902	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
NORTHWOLD CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
REDMERE CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit		26 Jul 1865	1861 Census of England and Wales, Table 1, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1851 and 1861, in Districts, Sub-districts, Parishes and Places'.
RIDDLESWORTH AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1902	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 376.
RUSHFORD CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
RYMER CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 463.
SANTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
SANTON DOWNHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 463.
SAPISTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 463.
SOUTH LOPHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1902	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 370.
STURSTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
THELNETHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 465.
THETFORD CP	Parish-level Unit	1924	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
THETFORD ST CUTHBERT CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1924	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
THETFORD ST MARY THE LESS CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1924	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
THETFORD ST PETER CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1924	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
WEETING WITH BROMEHILL CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
WEST HARLING CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1902	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
WEST TOFTS CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
WEST WRETHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
WILTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1720	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Thetford RegD/PLU through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10208531

Date accessed: 05th November 2024