Wayland RegD/PLU through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District

Administrative unit

Wayland RegD/PLU

Poor Law Union/Reg. District

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Population

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Industry

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Life & Death

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Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Housing

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Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 7,715 in 1801 to 14,425 in 1911.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 6.69 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 10.28 per cent were.
Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 170.29 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1891, and the lowest was 95.08 in 1911.
Occupational Structure in 1881:

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:: WAYLAND
Unit Type:: Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:: Poor Law Union
Registration District
Date created:: 1837
Date abolished:: 1930
Unit ID:: 10214830
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.

Wayland RegD/PLU, Norfolk

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

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
NORFOLK	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
NORFOLK	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1902	was enlarged by the abolition of	GUILTCROSS RegD/PLU	Banham, New Buckenham, Old Buckenham, Eccles, Kenninghall, Quilby transferred. Guiltcross abolished - parishes also to Depwade (Acc No 42) and Thetford (45)	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ATTLEBOROUGH	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'.
WATTON	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'.
ATTLEBOROUGH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
BANHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1902	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 355.
BESTHORPE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
BRECKLES AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
CARBROOKE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
CASTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
GREAT ELLINGHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
GRISTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
HARGHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
HOCKHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
ILLINGTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
KENNINGHALL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1902	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 368.
LARLING CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
LITTLE ELLINGHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
MERTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
NEW BUCKENHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1902	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 359.
OLD BUCKENHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1902	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 359.
OVINGTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
QUIDENHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1902	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
QUIDENHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1902	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
ROCKLAND ALL SAINTS CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1885	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
ROCKLAND ALL SAINTS AND ST ANDREW CP	Parish-level Unit	1885	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
ROCKLAND ST ANDREW CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1885	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
ROCKLAND ST PETER AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
ROUDHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
SCOULTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
SHROPHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
SNETTERTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
STOW BEDON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
THOMPSON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
TOTTINGTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
WATTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
WILBY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1902	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 385.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wayland RegD/PLU through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10214830

Date accessed: 20th April 2024