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• Total Population 1801 to 1921: Population grew from 14,339 in 1801 to 70,890 in 1921.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 7,443 males aged 20 and over, 6,017 were Other.
• 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
GREENWICH ST ALFEGE	Official	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 273.
GREENWICH	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 273.
GREENWICH ST ALPHAGE	Alternate	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 273.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	GREENWICH EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 273.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
KENT	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 273.
GREENWICH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 273.
BLACKHEATH Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 273.
GREENWICH AD_Town	Ancient District			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
GREENWICH Lon_SDist	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 273.
GREENWICH MetB	Local Government District		1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 305.
GREENWICH EAST	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'.
GREENWICH WEST	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
	was reduced to enlarge	DEPTFORD ST PAUL ParPart/CP	Population in 1901: 0.	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'.; London Government Act (1899)
	was enlarged by gaining part of	LEWISHAM CP/AP	Population in 1901: 72.	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'.; London Government Act (1899)
	was reduced to enlarge	LEWISHAM CP/AP	Population in 1901: 109.	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'.; London Government Act (1899)
	was enlarged by gaining part of	LEWISHAM CP/AP	Population in 1901: 478.	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'.; London Government Act (1899)
	was enlarged by gaining part of	LEWISHAM CP/AP	Population in 1901: 89.	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'.; London Government Act (1899)
	was reduced to enlarge	LEWISHAM CP/AP	Population in 1901: 389.	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'.; London Government Act (1899)

Lower level units

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