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• Total Population 1801 to 1931: Population grew from 550 in 1801 to 5,501 in 1931.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 218 males aged 20 and over, 74 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
ST HELENS	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 219.
HELENS ST	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	ST HELENS EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 219.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
HAMPSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 219.
ISLE OF WIGHT RegD/PLU/Inc	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 618.
EAST MEDINA Hundred/Liberty	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 615.
ISLE OF WIGHT RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 618.
RYDE	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'.
RYDE USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 619.
RYDE MB	Local Government District	1868	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 616.
ST HELENS UD	Local Government District	1894	1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 621.
ST HELENS USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 619.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
30 Sep 1894	was reduced to enlarge	RYDE CP/AP	Houses in 1901: 42.	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'.; LGBO 31426
30 Sep 1899	was enlarged by gaining part of	BRADING AP/CP	Houses in 1901: 4.	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'.; LGBO 40087
01 Apr 1933	was abolished to enlarge	RYDE CP/AP	Area: 1941 acres. Population in 1931: 5501.	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'.; M. of H. Order No. 76986. The Isle of Wight Review Order, 1933

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
APPLEY	Manor			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
EDINGTON	Manor			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
NETTLESTONE	Manor			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
PRESTON	Manor			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
PRESTON VAVASOUR	Manor			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
PUCKPOOL	Manor			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
ST HELENS	Manor			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
WESTBROOK	Manor			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register