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• Total Population 1881 to 1911: Population fell from 5,231 in 1881 to 3,235 in 1911.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
COUNTY DURHAM	Ancient County		1916	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.
DURHAM RegD	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		01 Apr 1875	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'.
DURHAM RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1866	1916	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.
BRANDON	Registration sub-District			1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
CHESTER Wd	Ancient District		1829	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.
DURHAM RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.
DURHAM MB	Local Government District	1835	1916	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.
DURHAM Wd	Ancient District	1829	1916	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.
DURHAM	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'.
DURHAM AD_City	Ancient District			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
DURHAM USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.
DURHAM AND FRAMWELLGATE Borough	Ancient District	1565	1835	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.
DURHAM BISHOPS Borough	Ancient District		1565	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 663.
FRAMWELLGATE Borough	Ancient District		1565	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.
DURHAM ST MARGARET Ch	Parish-level Unit		1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
18 Aug 1882	was enlarged by gaining part of	CHESTER LE STREET CP/AP/Ch	Black Dean Farm House and cottages Houses in 1891: 1.	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
25 Mar 1886	was enlarged by gaining part of	ELVET CP/Tn	Houses in 1891: 1.	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 19070
31 Dec 1894	was reduced to create	FRAMWELLGATE MOOR CP	Houses in 1901: 610.	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'.; L.G. Act, 1894 (Appointed day), and County Council Naming Order
09 Nov 1905	was enlarged by gaining part of	FRAMWELLGATE MOOR CP	Population in 1911: 489.	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 Durham (Extension) Order, 1905
01 Apr 1916	was abolished to create	DURHAM CP	Area: 206 acres. Population in 1921: 2952.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; The County of Durham (Parish of Durham) Confirmation Order 1916 (No. 63385)

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