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• Total Population 1801 to 1961: Population grew from 10,124 in 1801 to 52,963 in 1961.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 4,621 males aged 20 and over, 1,963 were Manufacturing.
• 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
DEWSBURY	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.
DEWSBURY ALL SAINTS	Alternate	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	DEWSBURY EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.

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. 535.
DEWSBURY RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.
WEST RIDING Riding	Division of Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.
AGBRIGG Wap	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.
DEWSBURY USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.
DEWSBURY CB/MB	Local Government District	1862	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.
DEWSBURY	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'.
MORLEY Wap	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 535.
SOOTHILL	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'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1925	was enlarged by the abolition of	RAVENSTHORPE CP/PA	Area: 372 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 69700-The Dewsbury (Union of Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1925
01 Apr 1925	was enlarged by the abolition of	SOOTHILL NETHER CP	Area: 562 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 69700-The Dewsbury (Union of Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1925
01 Apr 1925	was enlarged by the abolition of	THORNHILL AP/CP	Area: 3607 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 69700-The Dewsbury (Union of Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1925

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CLIFTON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 528.
HARTSHEAD CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 554.
OSSETT Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 590.
SOOTHILL CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 609.
CLIFTON	Manor			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
DEWSBURY RECTORY	Manor			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
HANGING HEATON	Manor			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
HARTSHEAD	Manor			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
NORMANTON	Manor			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
SOOTHILL	Manor			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register