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• Total Population 1801 to 1971: Population fell from 246 in 1801 to 118 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 76 males aged 20 and over, 49 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
WESTERFIELD	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 466.
IPSWICH WESTERFIELD	Alternate	English			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	WESTERFIELD EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 466.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SUFFOLK	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 466.
IPSWICH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		1895	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 466.
WOODBRIDGE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1895		[ERROR: authority is 'SRC' but src_id is null]
BOSMERE AND CLAYDON Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 466.
CARLFORD	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'.
DEBEN RD	Local Government District	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 466.
IPSWICH CB/MB	Local Government District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 466.
IPSWICH Borough	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 466.
IPSWICH USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 466.
IPSWICH RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 466.
IPSWICH WESTERN	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
ST MARGARET	Registration sub-District			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
WOODBRIDGE RD	Local Government District	1894	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 466.

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 create	WESTERFIELD IN IPSWICH CP	Houses in 1901: 63.	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 31679 (Appointed day, 1894)
01 Apr 1952	was reduced to enlarge	RUSHMERE ST ANDREW CP	Area: 5 acres.	1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; The East Suffolk and Ipswich (Alteration of boundaries) Order, 1952

Lower level units

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