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• Total Population 1801 to 1881: Population grew from 854 in 1801 to 24,031 in 1881.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 1,254 males aged 20 and over, 464 were Manufacturing.
• 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
HEIGHAM	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 366.
HEIGHAM ST BARTHOLOMEW	Alternate	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 366.
NORWICH HEIGHAM	Alternate	English			1861 Census of England and Wales, Table 1, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1851 and 1861, in Districts, Sub-districts, Parishes and Places'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	HEIGHAM EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 366.

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. 366.
NORWICH Inc/RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 367.
NORWICH USD	Sanitary District			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.
NORWICH MB/CB	Local Government District		1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 654.
WEST 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'.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
HEIGHAM NEXT NORWICH	Manor			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register