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• Total Population 1801 to 1971: Population fell from 420 in 1801 to 308 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 139 males aged 20 and over, 54 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
IWERNE COURTNEY	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 112.
IWERNE COURTNAY	Alternate	English			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SHROTON	Alternate	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 112.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	IWERNE COURTNEY EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 112.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DORSET	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 112.
BLANDFORD RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 112.
BLANDFORD RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 112.
BLANDFORD RD	Local Government District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 112.
BLANDFORD	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'.
REDLAND Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 112.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1915	was enlarged by gaining part of	IWERNE MINSTER AP/CP	Area: 9 acres.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; The County of Dorset (Iwerne Courtney and Iwerne Minster) Confirmation Order, 1915 (No. 63167)

Lower level units

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