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• Total Population 1801 to 1961: Population grew from 5,349 in 1801 to 84,184 in 1961.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 2,377 males aged 20 and over, 1,156 worked in Retail and Handicrafts.
• 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
DARLINGTON	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.
DARLINGTON ST CUTHBERT	Alternate	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	DARLINGTON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
COUNTY DURHAM	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.
DARLINGTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.
DARLINGTON USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.
DARLINGTON MB/CB	Local Government District	1867	1915	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.
DARLINGTON MB/CB	Local Government District	1915	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.
DARLINGTON	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'.
DARLINGTON Borough	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 663.
DARLINGTON Wd	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1915	was reduced to enlarge	BLACKWELL CP/Tn	Area: 346 acres. Population in 1921: 21.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; LGB Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 23) Act, 1915
01 Apr 1915	was enlarged by the abolition of	COCKERTON Tn/CP	Area: 926 acres. Population in 1921: 1237.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; LGB Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 23) Act, 1915
01 Apr 1915	was enlarged by gaining part of	HAUGHTON LE SKERNE Tn/CP/AP	Area: 78 acres. Population in 1921: 778.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; LGB Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 23) Act, 1915
01 Oct 1930	was enlarged by gaining part of	ARCHDEANON NEWTON Tn/CP	Area: 55 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; The Darlington Corporation Act, 1930
01 Oct 1930	was enlarged by gaining part of	BLACKWELL CP/Tn	Area: 322 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; The Darlington Corporation Act, 1930
01 Oct 1930	was enlarged by the abolition of	HAUGHTON LE SKERNE Tn/CP/AP	Area: 1428 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; The Darlington Corporation Act, 1930
01 Oct 1930	was enlarged by gaining part of	WHESSOE CP/Tn	Area: 48 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; The Darlington Corporation Act, 1930

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ARCHDEANON NEWTON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 90.
BLACKWELL CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 94.
COCKERTON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 96.