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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is in operation. In 1665 almost the entire population was swept off by the plague, and great quantities …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… before the Black Death, a fact perhaps suggesting a population recovery. 98 In 1672 hearth tax was paid by 77 … proportions accord with those of the 1539 muster. 1 The population was 1,033 in 1841, 1,380 in 1961, and 2,105 in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… union comprises 33 parishes or places, containing a population of 34,150. The learned William Alley, Bishop of …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 703 of them were receiving poor relief. 29 By 1841 population had fallen to 1,698, but it had risen to 2,099 by … By 1871 it was 3,794, and over the next forty years population grew, though more slowly, to a peak of 5,276 in … rural parts of the county: 90 per cent of the township's population was native to the coalfield in 1851, only 64 per …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the workhouse. The parish owed £1,980, 44 and 703 of the population of 1,938 were receiving parish relief, including …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and contains several collieries, largely employing the population around. The road from Walsall to Cannock passes … was formed into an ecclesiastical district, having a population of 1753. The church, dedicated to St. Mark, a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… equal portions of arable and pasture, and well wooded. The population is agricultural; the females are employed in … Hill. As the bank increased in extent and density, the population augmented; but the channel of the northern branch …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 48 There were 48 families in 1724. 49 From 543 in 1801 the population fell to 512 in 1811, then rose and fell …
A History of the County of Somerset
… were held in 1795. 2 In 1641 168 persons were taxed. 3 The population rose from 252 in 1801 to a peak of 301 in 1821 and …