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• Total Population 1881 to 1971: Population fell from 607 in 1881 to 387 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
AMBER HILL	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 248.
AMBERHILL	Alternate	English			1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.

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
LINCOLNSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 248.
BOSTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1862	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 248.
BOSTON RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 248.
BOSTON RD	Local Government District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 248.
KIRTON	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'.
KIRTON Hundred/Wap	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 248.
SWINESHEAD	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
24 Dec 1880	was enlarged by gaining part of	ALGAR KIRK CP/AP	Houses in 1891: 38.	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 11660
24 Dec 1880	was enlarged by gaining part of	DOGDYKE CP/Tn		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 11660
24 Dec 1880	was enlarged by gaining part of	SUTTERTON CP/AP	Houses in 1891: 74.	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 11660
01 Apr 1935	was enlarged by gaining part of	SOUTH KYME CP/AP	Area: 39 acres. Population in 1931: 7.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Provisional Order Confirmation (Holland & Kesteven) Act, 1935

Lower level units

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