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• Total Population 1881 to 1971: Population fell from 123 in 1881 to 54 in 1971.
• 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
HOPTON AND GRIFFE GRANGE	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 77.
HOPTON	Alternate	English			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DERBYSHIRE	Ancient County	1858		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 77.
ASHBOURNE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 77.
ASHBOURNE RSD	Sanitary District	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 77.
ASHBOURNE RD	Local Government District	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 77.
BRASSINGTON	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'.
WIRKSWORTH Wap/Hundred	Ancient District	1858		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 77.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1858	was created through the abolition of	GRIFFE GRANGE ExP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 76.
1858	was created through the abolition of	HOPTON Tn		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 77.

Lower level units

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