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• Total Population 1801 to 1971: Population grew from 833 in 1801 to 4,886 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 278 males aged 20 and over, 134 were Agricultural Labourers.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
LYNEHAM	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 543.
LINEHAM	Alternate	English			1831 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	LYNEHAM EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 543.

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. 543.
CRICKLADE AND WOOTTON BASSETT RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 543.
CRICKLADE AND WOOTON BASSETT RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 543.
CRICKLADE AND WOOTTON BASSETT RD	Local Government District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 543.
KINGSBRIDGE Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 543.
WOOTTON BASSETT	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'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1969	was reduced to enlarge	TOCKENHAM AP/CP	Area: 193 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'.; M. of H. and Local Government Order No. 41529. The County of Wiltshire (Parishes of Lyneham and Tockenham) Confirmation Order, 1969

Lower level units

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