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• Total Population 1881 to 1971: Population fell from 444 in 1881 to 249 in 1971.
• 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
BURTON CUM WALDEN	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 523.
BURTON CUM WALDEN OR WEST BURTON	Alternate	English			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
WEST BURTON	Alternate	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 523.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
YORKSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 523.
AYSGARTH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 523.
BAINBRIDGE GilU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		1869	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 523.
NORTH RIDING Riding	Division of Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 523.
ASKRIGG	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'.
AYSGARTH RD	Local Government District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 523.
AYSGARTH RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 523.
WEST HANG Wap	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 523.
AYSGARTH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 523.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
25 Mar 1886	was enlarged by gaining part of	THORLABY Tn/CP	Nellholme and Eastholme Houses in 1891: 3.	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 19642

Lower level units

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