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A History of the County of Essex
… the building of cottages on the waste suggests a growing population in the mid 17th century; 20 households were … exceeded that of burials for most of the 18th century, the population seems to have fallen slightly, presumably as a … be only c. 40 houses in the parish in 1778 and 1790. 61The population rose from 221 in 1801 to 459 in 1851, then fell to …
A History of the County of Essex
… for the hundred, was comparatively high per head of population. Total expenditure was £77 in 1776 and, unusually, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The poor-law union of Whitehaven contains a population of 29,971. The late Mr. Justice Littledale, one of … eastern side; and nearer to Whitfield is Charlestown. The population has increased very much of late years, through the …
Old and New London
… of Whitefriars, with all its frowzy and questionable population, has been admirably drawn by Scott in his fine … sketches the dingy precincts, with its blackguardly population:"The wailing of children," says the author of …
Magna Britannia
… containing six houses. Its subsequent increase in population surpasses even that of Falmouth, which was … to the Killigrew family; but its present state of population and opulence was caused by its local advantages … he caused such an influx of trade, and such an increase of population, that at his death, in 1755, the town is said to …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the building of cheap cottages for its growing industrial population in the late 19th century and of new housing … southern parishes have remained mainly agricultural. Their population declined from the mid 19th century, and was … equipment and aircraft materials. The increase in the population of the northern part of the hundred has also been …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… affording employment to a considerable number of the population. The village is on the Bradford and Halifax, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… paving-stones for exportation. The female part of the population are to a great extent occupied in spinning yarn, … 7711 houses, of which 7440 are inhabited; and containing a population of 39,195, of whom 18,290 are males, and 20,905 … on to a moderate extent; and a portion of the female population are employed in embroidering muslin for the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… in 1524. 33 In 1603 there were 200 communicants. 34 The population had risen considerably in the late 16th century, … 1664 had allegedly been reduced to c. 70 by 1666. 36 The population, again growing from the 1750s, 37 had reached c. … 300 by 1881. Between the 1890s and the 1950s Wicken's population ranged, growing very slightly after 1900, between …
A History of the County of Northampton
… contained about 70 houses. 53 A 'general guess' put the population at 273 in 1765 and 294 in 1774. 54 It had … rise modestly to a peak of 536 in 1821. The parish had a population of 529 in 1861, after which there was a steady … years before, which must reflect either an increase in population or, more likely, a reduction in the status of …