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• Total Population 1801 to 1891: Population grew from 1,775 in 1801 to 7,932 in 1891.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 1,055 males aged 20 and over, 388 worked in Retail and Handicrafts.
• 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
WORCESTER ST PETER THE GREAT	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 493.
PETER ST	Alternate	English			1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST PETER	Alternate	English			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST PETER THE GREAT	Alternate	English			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
ST PETER WORCESTER	Alternate	English			1861 Census of England and Wales, Table 1, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1851 and 1861, in Districts, Sub-districts, Parishes and Places'.
WORCESTER ST PETER	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	WORCESTER ST PETER THE GREAT EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 493.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
WORCESTERSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 493.
WORCESTER RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1836	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 761.
OSWALDSLOW Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 493.
SOUTH WORCESTER	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'.
WORCESTER RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 493.
WORCESTER CB/MB	Local Government District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 493.
WORCESTER USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 493.
WORCESTER	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
WORCESTER AD_City/Borough	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 493.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
18 Aug 1882	was reduced to enlarge	WHITTINGTON CP/Ch	The Ferns 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'.; D.P. ACT, 1882
24 Mar 1884	was reduced to enlarge	WHITTINGTON CP/Ch		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 16060

Lower level units

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