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• Total Population 1881 to 1951: Population grew from 2,290 in 1881 to 5,391 in 1951.
• 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

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LANCASHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 154.
ORMSKIRK RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 154.
LATHOM	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'.
LATHOM AND BURSCOUGH UD	Local Government District	1894	1931	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 154.
LATHOM AND BURSCOUGH USD	Sanitary District	1894	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 154.
ORMSKIRK RSD	Sanitary District	1875	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 154.
ORMSKIRK UD	Local Government District	1931	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 154.
SCARISBRICK	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'.
WEST DERBY Wap/Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 154.
ORMSKIRK CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 154.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1931	was enlarged by gaining part of	LATHOM Ch/CP	Area: 6 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 75239-The Lathom and Burscough and Ormskirk Amalgamation Order, 1931
01 Apr 1931	was reduced to enlarge	LATHOM Ch/CP	Area: 5 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 75239-The Lathom and Burscough and Ormskirk Amalgamation Order, 1931
01 Apr 1931	was reduced to enlarge	ORMSKIRK CP/AP	Area: 20 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 75239-The Lathom and Burscough and Ormskirk Amalgamation Order, 1931
01 Apr 1931	was enlarged by gaining part of	ORMSKIRK CP/AP	Area: 8 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 75239-The Lathom and Burscough and Ormskirk Amalgamation Order, 1931
01 Apr 1931	was enlarged by gaining part of	SCARISBRICK CP/Tn/Ch	Area: 161 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 75239-The Lathom and Burscough and Ormskirk Amalgamation Order, 1931

Lower level units

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