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• Total Population 1801 to 1891: Population grew from 2,399 in 1801 to 3,055 in 1891.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1881: In 1851, only 7.39 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1881 8.68 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1891: The highest rate recorded was 90.91 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 45.98 in 1891.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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Alternative names

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Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BRIDGWATER RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		01 Jul 1900	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ASHCOTT Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
CATCOTT CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
CHILTON POLDEN CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
EDINGTON Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
GREINTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
MOORLINCH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
SHAPWICK CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
STAWELL Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
SUTTON MALLET CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.