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• Total Population 1831 to 1971: Population grew from 2,151 in 1831 to 10,640 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 477 males aged 20 and over, 106 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
THORPE NEXT NORWICH	Official	English		1955	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 382.
THORPE ST ANDREW	Preferred	English	1955		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 382.
NORWICH THORPE	Alternate	English			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
NORWICH THORPE ST ANDREW	Alternate	English			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
THORPE EPISCOPI	Alternate	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	THORPE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.

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. 382.
BLOFIELD RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 655.
NORWICH Inc/RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		1889	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
BLOFIELD RD	Local Government District	1894	1935	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 658.
BLOFIELD RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
BLOFIELD Hundred	Ancient District		1884	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 652.
BLOFIELD	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'.
BLOFIELD AND FLEGG RD	Local Government District	1935		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 658.
EAST WYMER	Registration sub-District			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
NORWICH MB/CB	Local Government District		1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 654.
NORWICH USD	Sanitary District		1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
NORWICH AD_City/Borough	Ancient District		1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 654.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1935	was enlarged by gaining part of	TROWSE WITH NEWTON CP/AP	Area: 19 acres. Population in 1931: 0.	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. 78830. The County of Norfolk Review Order, 1935
01 Apr 1951	was reduced to enlarge	NORWICH CP	Area: 129 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; Norwich Extension Act, 1950

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
THORPE ST ANDREW WITH PLUMSTEAD	Manor			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register