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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 11,204 in 1801 to 11,856 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 6.92 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 8.44 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 138.35 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1891, and the lowest was 64. in 1881.
• 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
WORCESTERSHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 761.
WORCESTERSHIRE	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 Oct 1885	was reduced to enlarge	WORCESTER RegD/PLU	Parish of South Hallow lost to South Worcester subdist	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jul 1895	was enlarged by gaining part of	BROMYARD RegD/PLU	Lower Sapey lost to Martley	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jan 1900	was reduced to enlarge	UPTON UPON SEVERN RegD/PLU	Malvern Link lost to Upton on Severn. The date from which the changed area was adopted for tabulation of births and deaths was 31/12/1900	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Mar 1913	was abolished to enlarge	WORCESTER RegD/PLU	Area: 55822 acres. Population in 1921: 11624.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
HOLT	Registration sub-District		01 May 1900	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
LEIGH	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'.
MARTLEY	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'.
WITLEY	Registration sub-District		01 Jul 1892	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ABBERLEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 471.
ALFRICK CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 471.
ARELEY KINGS CP/AP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 471.
ASTLEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 472.
BRANSFORD Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 473.
BROADWAS AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 474.
CLIFTON UPON TEME Tn/CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 475.
COTHERIDGE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 475.
DODDENHAM Ch/AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 476.
GREAT WITLEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 492.
GRIMLEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 479.
HALLOW CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 479.
HALLOW Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 479.
HILLHAMPTON Hmlt/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 480.
HOLT Ch/AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 761.
KENSWICK ExP/Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1861		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 481.
KNIGHTWICK CP/Ch/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 482.
LEIGH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 483.
LITTLE WITLEY CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 492.
LOWER SAPEY AP/CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	ca 1894	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 488.
LULSLEY Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 483.
MARTLEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 484.
PENSAX Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 486.
SHELSLEY BEAUCHAMP AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 488.
SHELSLEY KINGS Hmlt/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 488.
SHELSLEY WALSH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 488.
SHRAWLEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 488.
STANFORD ON TEME CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 488.
STOCKTON ON TEME CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 489.
SUCKLEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 489.
WICHENFORD AP/CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 491.