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• Total Population 1801 to 1951: Population fell from 300 in 1801 to 218 in 1951.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 93 males aged 20 and over, 44 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
WEST BRADENHAM	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 358.
BRADENHAM WEST	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
NORFOLK	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 358.
SWAFFHAM RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
SAHAM TONEY	Registration sub-District			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'.
SOUTH GREENHOE Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 653.
SWAFFHAM RD	Local Government District	1894	1952	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 660.
SWAFFHAM	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'.
SWAFFHAM RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1952	was abolished to create	BRADENHAM CP	Area: 1702 acres.	1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and LGBO No. 1479. The County of Norfolk (Parish of Bradenham) Confirmation Order, 1952

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BOKENHAM HALL	Manor			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
WEST BRADENHAM	Manor			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register