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• Total Population 1801 to 1891: Population fell from 114 in 1801 to 48 in 1891.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 11 males aged 20 and over, 7 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
NORTON HAWKFIELD	Preferred	English		1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 433.
NORTON HAWFIELD	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

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
SOMERSET	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 433.
CLUTTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1866	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 433.
CHEW Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 433.
CHEW MAGNA	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
CLUTTON RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 433.
CLUTTON RD	Local Government District		1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 433.
CHEW MAGNA AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 433.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
18 Aug 1882	was reduced to enlarge	DUNDRY CP/Ch		1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; D.P. ACT, 1882
24 Mar 1884	was reduced to enlarge	DUNDRY CP/Ch		1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 15680
01 Apr 1896	was abolished to enlarge	NORTON MALREWARD AP/CP	Houses in 1901: 4.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 33993

Lower level units

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