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• Total Population 1881 to 1931: Population fell from 535 in 1881 to 338 in 1931.
• 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
ESKDALE AND WASDALE	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 52.
ESKDALE AND WASDALE HEAD	Alternate	English			1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.

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
CUMBERLAND	Ancient County	1866	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 52.
BOOTLE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1866	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 52.
ALLERDALE ABOVE DERWENT Wd	Ancient District	1866	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 52.
BOOTLE RSD	Sanitary District	1866	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 52.
BOOTLE RD	Local Government District	1866	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 52.
MUNCASTER	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'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Jan 0001	was created through the abolition of	ESKDALE Ch		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 52.
01 Jan 0001	was created through the abolition of	WASDALE HEAD Ch		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 60.
01 Apr 1934	was abolished to create	ESKDALE CP	Area: 12590 acres. Population in 1931: 302.	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. 78137. The Cumberland Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was abolished to enlarge	NETHER WASDALE Ch/CP	Area: 4831 acres. Population in 1931: 36.	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. 78137. The Cumberland Review Order, 1934

Lower level units

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