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• Total Population 1801 to 1891: Population grew from 211 in 1801 to 381 in 1891.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 73 males aged 20 and over, 56 were Agricultural Labourers.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	BROKENBOROUGH EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 532.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
WILTSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 532.
MALMESBURY RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 532.
MALMESBURY USD	Sanitary District	1864	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 532.
MALMESBURY MB	Local Government District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 532.
MALMESBURY RSD	Sanitary District	1875	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 532.
MALMESBURY Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 532.
MALMESBURY 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'.
WESTPORT ST MARY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 532.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
18 Aug 1882	was enlarged by gaining part of	WESTPORT ST MARY AP/CP		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
18 Aug 1882	was reduced to enlarge	WESTPORT ST MARY AP/CP		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 enlarged by gaining part of	MALMESBURY ST PAUL CP/AP		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 16510

Lower level units

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