Available Themes

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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 24,942 in 1801 to 69,117 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 5.38 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 5.78 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 163.16 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1901, and the lowest was 103.99 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

We know of no alternate names.

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
LANCASHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 682.
LANCASHIRE	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Jul 1869	was reduced to create	LUNESDALE RegD/PLU	Borwick, Nether Kellet, Over Kelletm Arkholme, Caton, Wray and Halton transferred to create the new RD of Lunesdale	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ARKHOLME	Registration sub-District		01 Jul 1869	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
CATON	Registration sub-District		01 Jul 1869	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ELLEL	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'.
HEATON	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'.
LANCASTER	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'.
TUNSTALL	Registration sub-District		01 Jul 1869	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
WARTON	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'.
WRAY	Registration sub-District		01 Jul 1869	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ALDCLIFFE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 142.
ASHTON WITH STODDAY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 144.
BOLTON LE SANDS AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1869		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 151.
BULK CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1839	1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 153.
CARNFORTH CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 155.
COCKERHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 158.
COCKERSAND ABBEY CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit	1858		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 158.
ELLEL CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 164.
HEATON WITH OXCLIFFE Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 172.
HEYSHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1869	1928	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 173.
LANCASTER AP/Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 177.
MIDDLETON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 187.
MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1869	1928	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 188.
OVERTON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 192.
OVER WYRESDALE CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 215.
PRIEST HUTTON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 195.
SCOTFORTH CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 200.
SILVERDALE CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 201.
SKERTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1839	1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 201.
SLYNE WITH HEST CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 201.
THURNHAM CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 204.
WARTON WITH LINDETH CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 209.
YEALAND CONYERS CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 215.
YEALAND REDMAYNE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 215.