Available Themes

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• Total Population 1801 to 1901: Population grew from 18,266 in 1801 to 70,326 in 1901.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1901: In 1851, 4.15 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1901 only 3.82 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1901: The highest rate recorded was 144.24 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 127.8 in 1901.
• 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

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	WORTLEY PLU/RegD	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Changes in the boundaries of Registration Districts during the intercensal period 1901-1911'.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
WEST RIDING	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		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'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Jan 1911	was abolished to create	PENISTONE RegD/PLU		1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Changes in the boundaries of Registration Districts during the intercensal period 1901-1911'.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BRADFIELD	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1911	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
CAWTHORNE	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1911	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
ECCLESFIELD	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1911	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
HIGH HOYLAND	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1911	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
PENISTONE	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1911	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
WORTLEY	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1911	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
BRADFIELD CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit		01 Jan 1911	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 518.
CAWTHORNE Ch/AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		01 Jan 1911	1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
CLAYTON WEST CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit		01 Jan 1911	1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
DENBY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit		01 Jan 1911	1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
ECCLESFIELD AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		01 Jan 1911	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 538.
GUNTHWAITE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit		01 Jan 1911	1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
HIGH HOYLAND CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		01 Jan 1911	1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
HOYLAND SWAINE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1838	1849	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 562.
HUNSHELF Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1838	1849	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 564.
INGBIRCHWORTH CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1838	1849	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 565.
KEXBOROUGH CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit		01 Jan 1911	1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
LANGSETT CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1838	1849	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 572.
OXSPRING Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1838	1849	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 592.
PENISTONE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1838	1849	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 592.
SILKSTONE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		01 Jan 1911	1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
STOCKSBRIDGE CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 613.
TANKERSLEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		01 Jan 1911	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 615.
THURGOLAND CP/Tg	Parish-level Unit	1838	1849	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 619.
THURLSTONE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1838	1849	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 619.
WORTLEY Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit		01 Jan 1911	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 629.