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• Total Population 1881 to 1971: Population grew from 969 in 1881 to 1,050 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	SHINCLIFFE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 114.

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. 114.
DURHAM RegD	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		01 Apr 1875	1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
DURHAM RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 114.
DURHAM RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 114.
DURHAM RD	Local Government District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 114.
DURHAM	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'.
DURHAM Wd	Ancient District	1829		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 114.
EASINGTON Wd	Ancient District		1829	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 114.
ST OSWALD AP/CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 114.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1935	was reduced to enlarge	DURHAM CP	Area: 22 acres. Population in 1931: 0.	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. 81424. The County of Durham Review Order, 1935
01 Apr 1946	was reduced to enlarge	SHERBURN HOUSE CP/ExP	Area: 55 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. 104821. County of Durham (Durham Rural Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1946
01 Apr 1953	was reduced to enlarge	CASSOP CUM QUARRINGTON CP	Area: 16 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. 3321. The County of Durham (Parishes of Shincliffe, Whitwell House and Cassop-cum-Quarrington) Confirmation Order, 1953

Lower level units

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