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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 14,452 in 1801 to 16,804 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 6.93 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 8.6 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 104.1 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 30.67 in 1911.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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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
DEVON	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 584.
DEVON	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 May 1896	was reduced to enlarge	BEAMINSTER RegD/PLU	Thorncombe lost to Beaminster	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 May 1896	was reduced to enlarge	BRIDPORT RegD/PLU	Charmouth lost to Bridport	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
AXMINSTER	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'.
CHARDSTOCK	Registration sub-District		01 Sep 1910	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
COLYTON	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'.
LYME	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'.
AXMINSTER CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1915	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 76.
AXMINSTER CP	Parish-level Unit	1915		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 76.
AXMINSTER HAMLETS CP	Parish-level Unit	1915		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 76.
AXMOUTH AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 77.
BEER CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 77.
CHARDSTOCK CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.
CHARMOUTH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1836	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.
COLYTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 81.
COMBPYNE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 82.
DALWOOD CP/Hmlt	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 82.
HAWKCHURCH AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 112.
KILMINGTON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 88.
LAND COMMON TO AXMINSTER HAMLETS AND KILMINGTON ExP	Parish-level Unit			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'.
LYME REGIS AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 114.
MEMBURY Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 90.
MUSBURY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
ROUSDON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
SEATON CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 96.
SEATON AND BEER CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 96.
SHUTE Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 96.
STOCKLAND AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 119.
THORNCOMBE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1836	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 120.
UPLYME AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 100.