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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 16,742 in 1801 to 18,905 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 5.42 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 6.86 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 123.71 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1901, and the lowest was 53.61 in 1911.
• 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
BERWICK	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 720.
BERWICK ON TWEED	Alternate	English			Local Government Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament from 1871 onwards (HMSO)
BERWICK UPON TWEED	Alternate	English			Local Government Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament from 1871 onwards (HMSO)

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
NORTHUMBERLAND	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 720.
NORTHUMBERLAND	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

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
BERWICK UPON TWEED	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'.
ISLANDSHIRE	Registration sub-District		01 Nov 1881	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
NORHAMSHIRE	Registration sub-District		01 Nov 1881	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
NORHAMSHIRE AND ISLANDSHIRE	Registration sub-District	01 Nov 1881		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'.
ANCROFT CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 317.
BERWICK UPON TWEED AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 319.
CORNHILL ON TWEED CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 96.
DUDDO CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 98.
FELKINGTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	1955	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 101.
GRINDON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	1955	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 102.
HOLY ISLAND AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 332.
HORNCLIFFE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 333.
KYLOE CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1844		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 335.
LOANEND CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 336.
LONGRIDGE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 336.
NORHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 340.
NORHAM MAINS CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 341.
ORD CP	Parish-level Unit	1891		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 341.
SHORESWOOD Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 344.
THORNTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 346.
TWEEDMOUTH Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 347.
TWIZELL CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 347.