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• Total Population 1801 to 1971: Population fell from 1,799 in 1801 to 1,658 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 645 males aged 20 and over, 253 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
WORTHEN	Preferred	English			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 224.
WORTHIN	Alternate	English			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	WORTHEN EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 398.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
MONTGOMERYSHIRE	Ancient County		1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 398.
SHROPSHIRE	Ancient County			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 224.
FORDEN RegD/Inc/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 398.
CAWRSE Hundred	Ancient District		1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 398.
CHIRBURY	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'.
CHIRBURY Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 398.
CHIRBURY RD	Local Government District	1894	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 398.
CLUN RD	Local Government District	1934	1967	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 398.
CLUN AND BISHOPS CASTLE RD	Local Government District	1967	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 398.
FORDEN RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 398.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
24 Mar 1884	was reduced to enlarge	PONTESBURY AP/CP	Earl's Hill Farm Houses in 1891: 1.	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 16275
01 Apr 1934	was enlarged by gaining part of	MINSTERLEY CP/Ch	Area: 171 acres. Population in 1931: 106.	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. 77933. The Salop Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1967	was enlarged by gaining part of	MINSTERLEY CP/Ch	Area: 60 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Salop (No. 2) Order, 1966
01 Apr 1967	was reduced to enlarge	PONTESBURY AP/CP	Area: 159 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Salop (No. 2) Order, 1966
01 Apr 1967	was enlarged by gaining part of	WENTNOR AP/CP	Area: 554 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Salop (No. 2) Order, 1966

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
TRELYSTAN CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit		1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 396.