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• Total Population 1801 to 1971: Population grew from 201 in 1801 to 264 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 64 males aged 20 and over, 37 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
LITTLE HORKESLEY	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 144.
HORKESLEY LITTLE	Alternate	English			1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
HORKSLEY LITTLE	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
LITTLE HORKSLEY	Alternate	English			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

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 HORKESLEY EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 144.

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. 144.
LEXDEN AND WINSTREE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 144.
DEDHAM	Registration sub-District			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'.
FORDHAM	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'.
LEXDEN Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 144.
LEXDEN AND WINSTREE RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 144.
LEXDEN AND WINSTREE RD	Local Government District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 144.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
18 Aug 1882	was reduced to enlarge	GREAT HORKESLEY CP/AP	Part of Bergholt Road Houses in 1891: 4.	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 1889	was enlarged by gaining part of	WORMINGFORD AP/CP		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 22363
01 Apr 1955	was enlarged by gaining part of	GREAT HORKESLEY CP/AP	Area: 260 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 LGBO No. 4566. The County of Essex (Parishes in the R.D. of Lexden and Winstree) Confirmation Order, 1954
01 Apr 1955	was reduced to enlarge	GREAT HORKESLEY CP/AP	Area: 38 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 LGBO No. 4566. The County of Essex (Parishes in the R.D. of Lexden and Winstree) Confirmation Order, 1954
01 Apr 1955	was enlarged by gaining part of	WEST BERGHOLT AP/CP	Area: 11 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 LGBO No. 4566. The County of Essex (Parishes in the R.D. of Lexden and Winstree) Confirmation Order, 1954
01 Apr 1955	was enlarged by gaining part of	WORMINGFORD AP/CP	Area: 23 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 LGBO No. 4566. The County of Essex (Parishes in the R.D. of Lexden and Winstree) Confirmation Order, 1954

Lower level units

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