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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 11,831 in 1801 to 18,422 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 5.94 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 8.28 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 174.17 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1891, and the lowest was 97.11 in 1911.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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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
WORCESTERSHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 761.
WORCESTERSHIRE	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
24 Mar 1862	was reduced to enlarge	BROMSGROVE RegD/PLU	The sub-district iof Droitwich lost the parish of Grafton Manor to the sub-district of Bromsgrove	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Oct 1885	was reduced to enlarge	WORCESTER RegD/PLU	Parish of South Claines transferred to North Worcester sub-district, Worcester district. NB: note in report	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jan 1915	was reduced to enlarge	WORCESTER RegD/PLU	Area: 166 acres. Population in 1921: 765.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Mar 1921	was reduced to enlarge	KIDDERMINSTER RegD/PLU	Area: 284 acres. Population in 1921: 495.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Mar 1921	was reduced to enlarge	WORCESTER RegD/PLU	Area: 20 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
CLAINES	Registration sub-District		01 Oct 1897	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
DROITWICH	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'.
OMBERSLEY	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'.
CLAINES CP/AP/Ch	Parish-level Unit		1885	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 475.
CROWLE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 476.
CRUTCH CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit	1858	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 476.
DODDERHILL CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 476.
DODDERHILL IN LIBERTIES CP/PA	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 476.
DOVERDALE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 476.
DROITWICH CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 477.
DROITWICH ST ANDREW CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 477.
DROITWICH ST NICHOLAS CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 477.
DROITWICH ST PETER AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 477.
ELMBRIDGE Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 478.
ELMLEY LOVETT AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 478.
GRAFTON MANOR CP/Ch/ExP	Parish-level Unit		24 Mar 1863	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
HADZOR AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 479.
HAMPTON LOVETT CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 479.
HANBURY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 479.
HARTLEBURY AP/CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 480.
HIMBLETON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 480.
HINDLIP CP/AP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 480.
HUDDINGTON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 481.
LAND COMMON TO DROITWICH ST ANDREW AND DROITWICH ST PETER THE WRANGLING DIVISION ExP	Parish-level Unit			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'.
MARLBOROUGH IN THE VINES CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit	1858	1884	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 484.
MARTIN HUSSINGTREE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 484.
NORTH CLAINES CP	Parish-level Unit	1885		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 475.
ODDINGLEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 485.
OMBERSLEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 486.
PAPER MILLS CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit	1858		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 486.
SALWARPE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 488.
SHELL CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit	1858	1884	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 488.
SOUTH CLAINES CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1898	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 475.
STOCK AND BRADLEY Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 489.
TIBBERTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 490.
UNNAMED CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 490.
UPPER MITTON CP/Hmlt	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 484.
UPTON WARREN CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 490.
WARNDON AP/Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 491.
WESTWOOD CP/ExP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1858	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 491.