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• Total Population 1801 to 1961: Population fell from 309 in 1801 to 293 in 1961.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 101 males aged 20 and over, 78 were Agricultural Labourers.
• 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
GREAT CHISHILL	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 49.
CHISHALL GREAT	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
GREAT CHISHALL	Alternate	English		1929	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 49.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	GREAT CHISHILL EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 49.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ESSEX	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 49.
ROYSTON RegD	Poor Law Union/Reg. 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'.
ROYSTON PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 49.
MELBOURN RD	Local Government District	1895	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 49.
ROYSTON RD	Local Government District	1894	1895	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 49.
ROYSTON RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 134.
ROYSTON	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'.
SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE RD	Local Government District	1934	1968	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 49.
UTTLESFORD Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 49.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1965	was reduced to enlarge	CHRISHALL CP/AP	Area: 4 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'.; The Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely Order, 1964
01 Apr 1965	was enlarged by gaining part of	CHRISHALL CP/AP	Area: 1 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'.; The Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely Order, 1964
01 Apr 1968	was abolished to create	GREAT AND LITTLE CHISHILL CP	Area: 1025 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. 34452. The County of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely (Parish of Great and Little Chishill) Confirmation Order, 1968

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.