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• Total Population 1801 to 1901: Population grew from 2,224 in 1801 to 4,898 in 1901.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1881: In 1851, only 6.19 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1881 6.71 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1901: The highest rate recorded was 116.28 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1891, and the lowest was 21.05 in 1901.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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Alternative names

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Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LEWES RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	01 Oct 1901	01 Dec 1904	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
LEWES RegD	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		01 Oct 1901	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DITCHLING AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			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'.
EAST CHILTINGTON Ch/Hmlt/CP	Parish-level Unit			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'.
HAMSEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
PLUMPTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			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'.
STREAT AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			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'.
WESTMESTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			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'.
WIVELSFIELD CP/AP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			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'.