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• Total Population 1801 to 1971: Population grew from 302 in 1801 to 2,743 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 124 males aged 20 and over, 49 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
WAREHAM ST MARTIN	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 121.
MARTINS ST	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST MARTIN	Alternate	English			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'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	WAREHAM ST MARTIN EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 121.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DORSET	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 121.
WAREHAM AND PURBECK RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 121.
WAREHAM USD	Sanitary District	1886	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 121.
WAREHAM	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'.
WAREHAM Borough	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 121.
WAREHAM MB	Local Government District	1886	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 121.
WAREHAM AND PURBECK RD	Local Government 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'.
WAREHAM AND PURBECK RSD	Sanitary District	1875	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 121.
WINFRITH Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 121.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
24 Mar 1888	was enlarged by gaining part of	EAST STOKE AP/CP	North and South Bestwell and Swineham Houses in 1891: 8.	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 20319
24 Mar 1888	was reduced to enlarge	WAREHAM LADY ST MARY AP/CP	North and South Trigon, &c Houses in 1891: 19.	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 20319
31 Dec 1894	was created from part of	MORDEN CP/AP	Houses in 1901: 111.	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'.; LGBO 32026 (Appointed day, 1894)
01 Oct 1931	was reduced to enlarge	WAREHAM LADY ST MARY AP/CP	Area: 329 acres. Population in 1931: 199.	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. Provisional Order Confirmation (Wareham Extension) Act, 1931

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.