Available Themes

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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 7,013 in 1801 to 8,854 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1881: In 1851, 6.01 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1881 only 5.63 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 188.19 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 92.02 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.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
ST CHAD	Preferred	English			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'.
ST CHAD SHREWSBURY	Alternate	English			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Sub-Districts'.

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
ATCHAM RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	01 Oct 1871		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'.
SHREWSBURY RegD/Inc	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		01 Oct 1871	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BICTON Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			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'.
MEOLE BRACE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		01 Jun 1905	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SHREWSBURY ST CHAD AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			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'.