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• Total Population 1801 to 1921: Population grew from 260 in 1801 to 591 in 1921.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 74 males aged 20 and over, 29 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
PRESTON PLUCKNETT	Preferred	English		1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 434.
PRESTON	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. 434.
YEOVIL RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 434.
STONE Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 434.
YEOVIL	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'.
YEOVIL	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
YEOVIL RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 434.
YEOVIL RD	Local Government District		1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 434.
YEOVIL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 434.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
24 Mar 1884	was enlarged by gaining part of	BRYMPTON AP/CP	Bungford Hollow	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 16443
24 Mar 1884	was reduced to enlarge	MUDFORD AP/CP	Stone Farm Houses in 1891: 2.	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 16443
09 Nov 1903	was reduced to enlarge	YEOVIL AP/CP	Population in 1911: 140.	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 13, 'Changes in the boundaries of civil parishes during the intercensal period 1901-11; effected under the provisions of the Local Government Acts of 1888 and 1894, and by Local Acts'.; The Yeovil (Extension) Order, 1903
31 Mar 1930	was abolished to enlarge	BRYMPTON AP/CP	Area: 232 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Provisional Orders Confirmation (Yeovil Extension and Water) Act, 1929
31 Mar 1930	was abolished to enlarge	WEST COKER AP/CP	Area: 171 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Provisional Orders Confirmation (Yeovil Extension and Water) Act, 1929
31 Mar 1930	was abolished to enlarge	YEOVIL AP/CP	Area: 318 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Provisional Orders Confirmation (Yeovil Extension and Water) Act, 1929

Lower level units

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