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• Total Population 1801 to 1931: Population fell from 855 in 1801 to 240 in 1931.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 88 males aged 20 and over, 34 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
GREAT WELDON	Preferred	English		1935	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 311.
WELDON GREAT	Alternate	English			1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	GREAT WELDON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 311.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 311.
KETTERING RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1894	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 311.
OUNDLE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1835	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 311.
BENEFIELD	Registration sub-District		01 May 1896	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CORBY Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 311.
KETTERING RD	Local Government District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 311.
OUNDLE RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 311.
ROTHWELL	Registration sub-District	01 May 1896		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'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
25 Mar 1885	was enlarged by gaining part of	LITTLE WELDON CP/Hmlt		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 17761
01 Apr 1935	was abolished to create	WELDON CP	Area: 2647 acres. Population in 1931: 240.	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. 80296. The County of Northampton Review Order, 1935

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LITTLE WELDON CP/Hmlt	Parish-level Unit		1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 311.