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• Total Population 1881 to 1931: Population grew from 3,017 in 1881 to 4,037 in 1931.
• 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
WEST HERRINGTON	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 105.
HERRINGTON WEST	Alternate	English			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.

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
COUNTY DURHAM	Ancient County		1946	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 105.
HOUGHTON LE SPRING RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1866	1946	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 105.
EASINGTON Wd	Ancient District		1946	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 105.
HOUGHTON LE SPRING	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'.
HOUGHTON LE SPRING RSD	Sanitary District	1866	1946	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 105.
HOUGHTON LE SPRING RD	Local Government District	1894	1937	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 105.
SUNDERLAND RD	Local Government District	1937	1946	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 105.
HOUGHTON LE SPRING CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 105.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
25 Mar 1886	was reduced to enlarge	OFFERTON CP/Tn	Houses in 1891: 43.	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 18972
25 Mar 1886	was enlarged by gaining part of	OFFERTON CP/Tn	Painshaw Hill House Houses in 1891: 1.	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 18972
01 Apr 1937	was reduced to enlarge	HOUGHTON LE SPRING CP/AP	Area: 580 acres. Population in 1931: 3914.	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. 86335. The County of Durham Review Order, 1937
01 Apr 1946	was abolished to create	HERRINGTON CP	Area: 249 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; M. of H. Order No. 104864. County of Durham (Sunderland Rural Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1946; 1.4.1951 Sunderland Extension Act, 1950
01 Apr 1946	was abolished to enlarge	OFFERTON CP/Tn	Area: 150 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; M. of H. Order No. 104864. County of Durham (Sunderland Rural Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1946

Lower level units

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