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• Total Population 1801 to 1921: Population grew from 1,122 in 1801 to 1,545 in 1921.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 450 males aged 20 and over, 232 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
MARLBOROUGH ST MARY THE VIRGIN	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 544.
MARLBOROUGH ST MARY	Alternate	English			1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
MARY ST	Alternate	English			1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
MARY ST THE VIRGIN	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST MARY	Alternate	English			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	MARLBOROUGH ST MARY THE VIRGIN EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 544.

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. 544.
MARLBOROUGH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		1925	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 544.
MARLBOROUGH Borough	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 544.
MARLBOROUGH USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 544.
MARLBOROUGH MB	Local Government District		01 Oct 1925	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 544.
MARLBOROUGH	Registration sub-District			1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
SELKLEY Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 544.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Oct 1925	was abolished to create	MARLBOROUGH CP	Area: 117 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 70058-The Borough of Marlborough (Union of Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1925

Lower level units

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