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• Total Population 1801 to 1971: Population grew from 328 in 1801 to 1,690 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 90 males aged 20 and over, 27 were Agricultural Labourers.
• 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
BECKERMET ST JOHN	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 47.
JOHNS ST BECKERMET	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST JOHN BECKERMET	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	BECKERMET ST JOHN EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 47.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CUMBERLAND	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 47.
WHITEHAVEN RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 47.
ALLERDALE ABOVE DERWENT Wd	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 47.
EGREMONT	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'.
EGREMONT USD	Sanitary District	1890	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 47.
ENNERDALE RD	Local Government District	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 47.
WHITEHAVEN RD	Local Government District	1894	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 47.
WHITEHAVEN RSD	Sanitary District	1875	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 47.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
31 Dec 1894	was reduced to enlarge	EGREMONT CP/AP	Houses in 1901: 37.	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 31782 (Appointed day, 1894)
01 Apr 1935	was enlarged by gaining part of	LOWSIDE QUARTER Tn/CP	Area: 21 acres. Population in 1931: 78.	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. 80628. The Cumberland Review Order, 1935

Lower level units

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