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• Total Population 1801 to 1971: Population grew from 1,095 in 1801 to 1,151 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 337 males aged 20 and over, 134 were Agricultural Labourers.
• 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	CHARDSTOCK EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DORSET	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.
AXMINSTER RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.
AXMINSTER RD	Local Government District	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.
AXMINSTER RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.
AXMINSTER	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'.
BEAMINSTER Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.
BEAMINSTER AND REDHONE Hundred	Ancient District	by 1801		1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CHARDSTOCK	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'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
24 Mar 1884	was reduced to enlarge	MEMBURY Ch/CP	Houses in 1891: 9.	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 15947
01 Apr 1962	was enlarged by the abolition of	AXMINSTER HAMLETS CP	Area: 145 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. 9423. The Devon (Parish of Axminster Hamlets) Confirmation Order, 1962
01 Apr 1966	was reduced to enlarge	CHARD AP/CP	Area: 51 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'.; The South Western Counties Order, 1965

Lower level units

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