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• Total Population 1881 to 1971: Population fell from 842 in 1881 to 359 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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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	LONGHIRST EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 336.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
NORTHUMBERLAND	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 336.
MORPETH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 336.
ASHINGTON	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'.
BEDLINGTON	Registration sub-District			1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
MORPETH RD	Local Government District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 336.
MORPETH RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 336.
MORPETH Wd	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 336.
BOTHAL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 336.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1955	was enlarged by the abolition of	OLD MOOR CP/Tn	Area: 956 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 Local Government Order No. 4893. The County of Northumberland (Parishes in the R.D. of Morpeth) Confirmation Order, 1955

Lower level units

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