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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 9,093 in 1801 to 12,783 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 6.34 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 9.02 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 120.42 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 58.98 in 1881.
• 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

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DORSET	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 594.
DORSET	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Jun 1895	was enlarged by gaining part of	WINCANTON RegD/PLU	Kington Magna and Buckhorne Weston were lost to Shaftesbury	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Nov 1896	was enlarged by gaining part of	MERE RegD/PLU	Bourton and Silton were lost to Shaftesbury	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Aug 1915	was reduced to enlarge	BLANDFORD RegD/PLU	Area: 9 acres.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
FONTMELL	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'.
GILLINGHAM	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'.
SHAFTESBURY	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'.
ALCESTER CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1921	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 105.
ASHMORE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 106.
BOURTON Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 107.
BUCKHORN WESTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 107.
CANN CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 108.
COMPTON ABBAS AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.
EAST ORCHARD Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 115.
EAST STOUR Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 119.
FONTMELL MAGNA AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 111.
GILLINGHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 111.
IWERNE MINSTER AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 112.
KINGTON MAGNA AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 113.
MARGARET MARSH Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 114.
MELBURY ABBAS CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 114.
MOTCOMBE Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 115.
SHAFTESBURY CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 117.
SHAFTESBURY HOLY TRINITY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1880s	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 117.
SHAFTESBURY HOLY TRINITY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1880s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 117.
SHAFTESBURY ST JAMES AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1880s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 118.
SHAFTESBURY ST JAMES AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1880s	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 118.
SHAFTESBURY ST PETER CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1880s		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 118.
SHAFTESBURY ST PETER CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1880s	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 118.
SILTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 118.
STOUR PROVOST AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 119.
SUTTON WALDRON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 119.
TODBER CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 120.
WEST ORCHARD Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 115.
WEST STOUR Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 119.