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• Total Population 1801 to 1951: Population grew from 1,996 in 1801 to 2,395 in 1951.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 558 males aged 20 and over, 228 worked in Retail and Handicrafts.
• 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
BRIDGNORTH ST MARY MAGDALEN	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 381.
BRIDGNORTH ST MARY MAGDALENE	Alternate	English			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'.
MARY MAGDALEN ST	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST MARY MAGDALEN	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'.
ST MARY MAGDALENE	Alternate	English			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'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	BRIDGNORTH ST MARY MAGDALEN EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 381.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SHROPSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 381.
BRIDGNORTH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 381.
BRIDGNORTH Borough	Ancient District		1836	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 381.
BRIDGNORTH Liberty	Ancient District		1836	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 381.
BRIDGNORTH USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 381.
BRIDGNORTH MB	Local Government District	1835	1967	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 381.
BRIDGNORTH	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'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
18 Aug 1882	was reduced to enlarge	BRIDGNORTH ST LEONARD CP/AP	37 and 38, High Street Houses in 1891: 2.	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

Lower level units

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