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• Total Population 1801 to 1931: Population grew from 616 in 1801 to 9,989 in 1931.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 217 males aged 20 and over, 105 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
BEDFORD ST MARY	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5.
MARY ST	Alternate	English			1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST MARY	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	BEDFORD ST MARY EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BEDFORDSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5.
BEDFORD RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5.
BEDFORD USD	Sanitary District		1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5.
BEDFORD Borough	Ancient District		1835	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5.
BEDFORD MB	Local Government District		1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5.
BEDFORD AND CARDINGTON	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'.
BEDFORD AND KEMPSTON	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'.
WILLEY Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

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