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• Total Population 1881 to 1971: Population fell from 1,952 in 1881 to 1,713 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LANCASHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 158.
BURNLEY RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 158.
BLACKBURN Wap/Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 158.
BURNLEY RD	Local Government District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 158.
BURNLEY	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
BURNLEY RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 158.
BURNLEY RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 158.
EAST WARD	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'.
TODMORDEN USD	Sanitary District	1889	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 158.
WHALLEY Tn/AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 158.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
09 Nov 1911	was enlarged by the abolition of	BRUNSHAW CP	Area: 105 acres. Population in 1921: 71.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Burnley (Extension) Order, 1911 (No. 2295)
09 Nov 1911	was reduced to enlarge	BURNLEY CP/Ch	Area: 8 acres. Population in 1921: 14.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Burnley (Extension) Order, 1911 (No. 2295)
01 Apr 1914	was reduced to enlarge	WORSTHORNE WITH HURSTWOOD CP/Tn	Area: 76 acres. Population in 1921: 71.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; The County of Lancaster (Cliviger and Worsthorn with Hurstwood) Confirmation Order, 1914 (No. 61428)

Lower level units

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