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• Total Population 1881 to 1971: Population fell from 3,549 in 1881 to 1,977 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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Alternative names

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Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
HAMPSHIRE	Ancient County	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 219.
ROMSEY RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
KINGS SOMBORNE Hundred	Ancient District	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 615.
ROMSEY MB	Local Government District	1866	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 616.
ROMSEY RD	Local Government District	1894	1932	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 621.
ROMSEY	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'.
ROMSEY RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 219.
ROMSEY Borough	Ancient District	1866	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 616.
ROMSEY USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 619.
ROMSEY AND STOCKBRIDGE RD	Local Government District	1932	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 621.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1866	was created from part of	ROMSEY AP/CP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 219.
24 Mar 1888	was enlarged by gaining part of	MICHELMERSH CP/AP	(3 parts) Houses in 1891: 6.	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 22328
24 Mar 1888	was enlarged by gaining part of	TIMSBURY AP/CP		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 22328
30 Sep 1894	was reduced to enlarge	ROMSEY INFRA CP	Houses in 1901: 552.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 31711
01 Oct 1897	was reduced to create	ROWNHAMS CP	Houses in 1901: 22.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 36648
01 Apr 1932	was enlarged by gaining part of	ROMSEY INFRA CP	Area: 84 acres. Population in 1931: 26.	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. Order No. 76235. The County of Southampton Review Order, 1932
01 Apr 1932	was reduced to enlarge	ROMSEY INFRA CP	Area: 763 acres. Population in 1931: 942.	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. Order No. 76235. The County of Southampton Review Order, 1932
01 Apr 1954	was reduced to enlarge	NORTH BADDESLEY CP/AP	Area: 144 acres.	1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and Local Government Order No. 4045. The County of Southampton (Parishes of North Baddesley and Romsey Extra) Confirmation Order, 1954
01 Apr 1963	was reduced to enlarge	BRAISHFIELD Ch/CP	Area: 10 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; M. of H. and Local Government Order No. 10419. The Hampshire (Parishes of Ampfield, Romsey Extra and Braishfield) Confirmation Order, 1963

Lower level units

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