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• Total Population 1801 to 1971: Population grew from 994 in 1801 to 2,436 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 341 males aged 20 and over, 127 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

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	KELVEDON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 143.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ESSEX	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 143.
BRAINTREE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1883	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 143.
WITHAM PLU/RegD	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1835	01 Jul 1880	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 143.
BRAINTREE RD	Local Government District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 143.
BRAINTREE RSD	Sanitary District	1883	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 143.
COGGESHALL	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'.
KELVEDON	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
WITHAM RSD	Sanitary District	1875	1883	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 143.
WITHAM Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 143.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
24 Mar 1889	was enlarged by gaining part of	FEERING CP/AP		1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 22339
24 Mar 1889	was reduced to enlarge	LITTLE COGGESHALL CP/AP		1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 22339
01 Oct 1933	was reduced to enlarge	WITHAM AP/CP	Area: 4 acres. Population in 1931: 0.	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. 77525. The Essex (Chigwell and Witham) Review Order, 1933
01 Apr 1956	was enlarged by gaining part of	MESSING CUM INWORTH CP	Area: 1 acres.	1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and LGBO No. 5504. The County of Essex (Braintree and Lexden and Winstree R.Ds.) Confirmation Order, 1955

Lower level units

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