SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY 



TABLE OF POPULATION, 18011901 



> Ancient County. The county as defined by 7 & 8 Vic. c. 61, which altered Gloucestershire to the following 

 extent : (i) Added to Gloucestershire. Kingswood and Poulton parishes (from Wilts), parts of Iccomb ancient parish, viz. 

 Church Iccomb township, and Overbury ancient parish, viz. the hamlets of Little Washbourne and Alstone (from 

 Worcestershire) ; (2) severed from Gloucestershire, Widford and Shenington ancient parishes (to Oxfordshire), Little 

 Compton and Sntton-under-Brailes ancient parishes (to Warwickshire I. Minty ancient parish (to Wiltshire), and part 

 of Lea ancient parish, viz. Lea Lower (to Herefordshire). In addition to these changes part of Broughton Poggs 

 ancient parish, viz. Great Lemhill Farm, and part of Great Harrington ancient parish were also added to 

 Gloucestershire by the same statute, from Oxfordshire and Berkshire respectively ; these areas, however, bad always 

 bern returned with Gloucestershire. The area is taken from the 1901 Census Volume. (See also notes to Welford and 

 Bristol.) 



* Almmdibnry Ancient Parish is situated (i) partly in Berkeley hundred, Lower Division; (2) partly in Langley 

 and Swinehead hundred, Lower Division; and (3) partly in Thornbury hundred, Lower Division. The limits of the 

 Tythings were ill-defined, and the area and entire population (1881-1901) are entered in Berkeley hundred, Lower 

 Division. 



3 llenbury Ancient Parish is situated (i) partly in Berkeley hundred, Lower Division, and (2) partly in Henbury 

 hundred, Lower and Upper Divisions. The whole parish area and population (1881-1901) except the areas and 

 populations of Aust, and Northwick with Redwick chapelries, is shown as Henbury Tything. 



4 Berkeley Tything included, in 1871, a number of workmen engaged in constructing Sharpness Docks. 



* Hamfallow. The increase in 1871 is ascribed to the presence of men engaged in constructing a new canal and 

 some docks. 



* Kingswood included, in 1841, eighty labourers employed on the Great Western Railway 



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