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• Total Population 1801 to 1931: Population grew from 1,483 in 1801 to 5,915 in 1931.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 641 males aged 20 and over, 293 worked in Retail and Handicrafts.
• 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
GREAT DRIFFIELD	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 536.
DRIFFIELD	Alternate	English			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
DRIFFIELD GREAT	Alternate	English			1801 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	GREAT DRIFFIELD EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 536.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
YORKSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 536.
DRIFFIELD RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 536.
EAST RIDING Riding	Division of Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 536.
DRIFFIELD	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'.
DRIFFIELD RSD	Sanitary District	1883	1885	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 536.
GREAT DRIFFIELD UD	Local Government District	1894	1935	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 536.
GREAT DRIFFIELD USD	Sanitary District	1875	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 536.
HARTHILL Wap	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 536.

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	LITTLE DRIFFIELD 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
01 Apr 1935	was abolished to create	DRIFFIELD CP	Area: 2230 acres. Population in 1931: 5821.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 80872. The County of York, East Riding Review Order, 1935
01 Apr 1935	was abolished to enlarge	NAFFERTON CP/AP	Area: 2774 acres. Population in 1931: 94.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 80872. The County of York, East Riding Review Order, 1935

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
EMSWELL WITH KELLYTHORPE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 541.
LITTLE DRIFFIELD CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 536.