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• Total Population 1801 to 1921: Population grew from 374 in 1801 to 875 in 1921.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 227 males aged 20 and over, 84 were Other.
• 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

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	WILTON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 442.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SOMERSET	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 442.
TAUNTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 442.
ST MARY MAGDALEN	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
TAUNTON USD	Sanitary District	1875	1885	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 442.
TAUNTON RSD	Sanitary District	1875	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 442.
TAUNTON MB	Local Government District		1921	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 442.
TAUNTON	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'.
TAUNTON AND TAUNTON DEAN Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 442.
TAUNTON ST MARY MAGDALENE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 442.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
25 Mar 1885	was reduced to enlarge	BISHOPS HULL WITHOUT CP	Hamlet of Galmington, &c Houses in 1891: 28.	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 18142
25 Mar 1885	was reduced to enlarge	TAUNTON ST MARY MAGDALENE WITHOUT CP	Houses in 1891: 4.	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 18141
09 Nov 1921	was abolished to create	TAUNTON CP	Area: 248 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Provisional Order Confirmation (Taunton Extension) Act, 1921

Lower level units

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