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• Total Population 1881 to 1971: Population grew from 704 in 1881 to 1,339 in 1971.
• 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

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	LITTLE AMWELL EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 232.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
HERTFORDSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 232.
HERTFORD RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1866	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 232.
HERTFORD RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 232.
HERTFORD USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 232.
HERTFORD MB	Local Government District	1835	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 232.
HERTFORD RD	Local Government District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 232.
HERTFORD	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'.
HERTFORD Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 232.
WARE USD	Sanitary District	1875	1888	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 232.
HERTFORD ALL SAINTS CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 232.
WALTHAM HOLY CROSS AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 232.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
18 Aug 1882	was enlarged by gaining part of	HERTFORD ST JOHN CP/AP	Goat Public 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'.; D.P. ACT, 1882
24 Mar 1888	was reduced to enlarge	WARE AP/CP	Part of Amwell End Houses in 1891: 5.	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 22216
01 Oct 1904	was reduced to enlarge	GREAT AMWELL CP/AP	Population in 1911: 17.	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 13, 'Changes in the boundaries of civil parishes during the intercensal period 1901-11; effected under the provisions of the Local Government Acts of 1888 and 1894, and by Local Acts'.; LGBO 47327
01 Oct 1904	was enlarged by gaining part of	GREAT AMWELL CP/AP	Population in 1911: 20.	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 13, 'Changes in the boundaries of civil parishes during the intercensal period 1901-11; effected under the provisions of the Local Government Acts of 1888 and 1894, and by Local Acts'.; LGBO 47327
09 Nov 1920	was reduced to enlarge	HERTFORD CP	Area: 15 acres. Population in 1921: 98.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; M. of H. Provisional Order Confirmation (Hertford Extension) Act, 1920
01 Apr 1935	was reduced to enlarge	HERTFORD CP	Area: 144 acres. Population in 1931: 29.	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. 80108. The County of Hertford Review Order, 1935
01 Apr 1959	was enlarged by gaining part of	BRICKENDON LIBERTY CP	Area: 397 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. 7703. The County of Hertford (Parishes of Brickendon Liberty and Little Amwell) Confirmation Order, 1959

Lower level units

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