Belchalwell AP/CP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit

Administrative unit

Belchalwell AP/CP

Parish-level Unit

Historical statistics
Key findings
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Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

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Total Population 1801 to 1881: Population grew from 134 in 1801 to 169 in 1881.
Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 42 males aged 20 and over, 26 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.

Preferred Name:: BELCHALWELL
Unit Type:: Parish-level Unit
Status:: Ancient Parish
Civil Parish (until 1884)
Date created:
Date abolished:
Unit ID:: 10449285
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 106.

Belchalwell AP/CP, Dorset

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
BELCHALWELL	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 106.
BELLCHALWELL	Alternate	English			1851 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	BELCHALWELL EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 106.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
DORSET	Ancient County		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 106.
STURMINSTER RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1884	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 106.
CRANBORNE Hundred	Ancient District		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 106.
STURMINSTER RSD	Sanitary District	1884	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 106.
STURMINSTER	Registration sub-District		1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

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

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Belchalwell AP/CP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10449285

Date accessed: 05th November 2024