Distribution 1881 Census (by Poor Law Union)

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Actual Numbers

ID Poor Law Union PLU Popn. Actual No.> per 100,000 Banwell
497 Bradford 310779 185 60 2.22
455 West Derby 359045 169 47 1.76
516 York 76782 150 195 7.29
424 Caistor 66490 134 202 7.52
501 Leeds 190945 133 70 2.6
502 Dewsbury 153569 124 81 3.01
69 Battle 14524 109 750 28
452 Birkenhead 103071 91 88 3.29
423 Louth 33784 80 237 8.83
460 Leigh 56329 78 138 5.17
421 Horncastle 21381 78 365 13.61
477 Fylde 40893 77 188 7.02
476 Preston 129005 74 57 2.14
133 Hitchin 27436 70 255 9.52
474 Blackburn 175806 69 39 1.46
508 Ecclesall Bierlow 114474 65 57 2.12
500 Bramley 54359 61 112 4.19
431 Nottingham 159120 58 36 1.36
72 Ticehurst 17221 58 337 12.56
22 St Saviour Southwark 195014 58 30 1.11
509 Sheffield 183086 57 31 1.16
538 Leyburn 8276 56 677 25.24
478 Garstang 12381 56 452 16.87
8 Pancras 235757 56 24 0.89
422 Spilsby 27906 55 197 7.35
372 Walsall 84073 55 65 2.44
25 Wandsworth 210290 55 26 0.98
1 Kensington 269229 55 20 0.76
186 West Ham 200533 54 27 1
160 Northampton 64293 52 81 3.02
4 St George Hanover Squ 149361 52 35 1.3
129 Edmonton 138376 50 36 1.35
426 Gainsborough 29956 49 164 6.1
487 Ripon 16544 48 290 10.82
554 South Shields 102928 47 46 1.7
464 Chorlton 257835 46 18 0.67
176 Luton 39521 46 116 4.34
458 Wigan 139899 45 32 1.2
420 Lincoln 64595 45 70 2.6
461 Bolton 192433 44 23 0.85
491 Wharfedale 46706 43 92 3.43
479 Lancaster 40603 42 103 3.86
465 Salford 181424 42 23 0.86
453 Liverpool 209724 42 20 0.75
443 Stockport 117161 42 36 1.34
24 Lambeth 253649 42 17 0.62
520 Sculcoates 99903 41 41 1.53
466 Manchester 148785 41 28 1.03
454 Toxteth Park 116961 41 35 1.31
579 Kendal 41472 40 96 3.6
543 Stockton 68351 40 59 2.18
137 Watford 31366 40 128 4.76
351 Atcham 48667 39 80 2.99
526 Scarborough 43366 38 88 3.27
521 Hull 78157 38 49 1.81
462 Bury 130538 36 28 1.03
374 Dudley 140184 36 26 0.96
216 Blything 25829 34 132 4.91
495 Huddersfield 156315 33 21 0.79
463 Barton upon Irwell 72909 33 45 1.69
401 Market Harborough 16196 33 204 7.6
387 Aston 209849 33 16 0.59
386 Birmingham 246117 33 13 0.5
136 St Albans 23308 33 142 5.28
127 Hendon 54526 33 61 2.26
6 Marylebone 154734 33 21 0.8
550 Easington 41096 32 78 2.9
425 Glanford Brigg 40156 32 80 2.97
16 Bethnal Green 126747 32 25 0.94
540 Reeth 4719 30 636 23.72
459 Warrington 70201 30 43 1.59
126 Brentford 101591 30 30 1.1
20 Mile End Old Town 106068 30 28 1.06
10 Hackney 186053 30 16 0.6
52 Cranbrook 13777 29 210 7.85
413 Stamford 18357 28 153 5.69
391 Foleshill 18502 28 151 5.65
541 Richmond Y 13472 27 200 7.48
488 Great Ouseburn 11962 27 226 8.42
397 Alcester 19446 27 139 5.18
26 Camberwell 186225 27 14 0.54
13 Holborn 151459 27 18 0.67
9 Islington 282320 27 10 0.36
451 Wirral 28006 26 93 3.46
339 Hereford 43123 26 60 2.25
271 St Thomas 48227 26 54 2.01
265 Dorchester 24920 26 104 3.89
615 Forden 18363 25 136 5.08
482 Barrow in Furness 46942 25 53 1.99
171 Bedford 43164 25 58 2.16
40 Richmond S 33638 25 74 2.77
27 Greenwich 131115 25 19 0.71
534 Middlesbrough 89832 24 27 1
507 Wortley 52257 23 44 1.64
457 Ormskirk 83199 23 28 1.03
433 Newark 30654 23 75 2.8
415 Spalding 22969 23 100 3.74
378 Martley 16398 23 140 5.23
77 Brighton 99168 23 23 0.87
31 Chertsey 27110 23 85 3.17
525 Bridlington 16780 22 131 4.89
511 Doncaster 53932 22 41 1.52
417 Boston 39438 22 56 2.08
390 Nuneaton 13708 22 160 5.99
164 Kettering 25672 22 86 3.2
134 Hertford 16759 22 131 4.9
15 Shoreditch 126497 22 17 0.65
2 Fulham 114246 22 19 0.72
489 Knaresborough 22610 21 93 3.47
450 Chester 75196 21 28 1.04
71 Hailsham 13413 21 157 5.84
23 St Olave Southwark 134556 21 16 0.58
480 Lunesdale 7153 20 280 10.43
379 Worcester 32323 20 62 2.31
67 Rye 12043 20 166 6.2
43 Gravesend 23345 20 86 3.2
28 Lewisham 73282 20 27 1.02
557 Tynemouth 114286 19 17 0.62
371 Wolverhampton 145385 19 13 0.49
39 Kingston 77071 19 25 0.92
3 Chelsea 87869 19 22 0.81
542 Darlington 47725 18 38 1.41
506 Barnsley 78556 18 23 0.85
416 Holbeach 19256 18 93 3.49
393 Rugby 27073 18 66 2.48
38 Croydon 119074 18 15 0.56
185 Wisbech 32481 17 52 1.95
68 Hastings 50135 17 34 1.27
64 Dover 36821 17 46 1.72
29 Woolwich 80774 17 21 0.79
21 Poplar 156319 17 11 0.41
517 Pocklington 15458 16 104 3.86
130 Ware 18634 16 86 3.2
523 Skirlaugh 9798 15 153 5.71
470 Rochdale 121872 15 12 0.46
418 Sleaford 25726 15 58 2.18
389 Atherstone 14427 15 104 3.88
139 Berkhampstead 15097 15 99 3.71
123 Windsor 32032 15 47 1.75
50 Maidstone 45098 15 33 1.24
586 Cardiff 105575 14 13 0.49
555 Gateshead 105304 14 13 0.5
553 Sunderland 139116 14 10 0.38
537 Bedale 8272 14 169 6.31
535 Stokesley 12020 14 116 4.35
498 Hunslet 58028 14 24 0.9
496 Halifax 170294 14 8 0.31
485 Skipton 37053 14 38 1.41
385 Kings Norton 96108 14 15 0.54
353 Ellesmere 13724 14 102 3.81
266 Sherborne 12706 14 110 4.11
167 Peterborough 41541 14 34 1.26
142 Wycombe 40216 14 35 1.3
556 Newcastle upon Tyne 149942 13 9 0.32
529 Thirsk 12849 13 101 3.77
510 Rotherham 75527 13 17 0.64
445 Altrincham 58917 13 22 0.82
381 Evesham 15275 13 85 3.18
184 Whittlesey 6457 13 201 7.51
140 Amersham 18327 13 71 2.65
467 Prestwich 121330 12 10 0.37
430 Basford 116827 12 10 0.38
380 Upton on Severn 23239 12 52 1.93
369 Lichfield 39260 12 31 1.14
264 Weymouth 32254 12 37 1.39
59 Faversham 24965 12 48 1.79
49 Tunbridge 51513 12 23 0.87
33 Farnham 40263 12 30 1.11
533 Guisborough 43129 11 26 0.95
518 Howden 13372 11 82 3.07
503 Wakefield 89144 11 12 0.46
472 Burnley 118270 11 9 0.35
456 Prescot 117910 11 9 0.35
414 Bourne 18921 11 58 2.17
277 Plymouth 73381 11 15 0.56
268 Bridport 14824 11 74 2.77
263 Wareham 16954 11 65 2.42
218 Mutford 39487 11 28 1.04
88 Portsea Island 131975 11 8 0.31
46 Medway 62163 11 18 0.66
531 Pickering 10678 10 94 3.49
41 Bromley 48982 10 20 0.76
5 Westminster 46563 10 21 0.8
617 Holywell 45451 9 20 0.74
599 Pembroke 30327 9 30 1.11
592 Swansea 94869 9 9 0.35
590 Neath 52052 9 17 0.65
545 Auckland 83696 9 11 0.4
524 Driffield 20071 9 45 1.67
499 Holbeck 24061 9 37 1.4
409 Leicester 122251 9 7 0.27
370 Cannock 36127 9 25 0.93
367 Burton upon Trent 73807 9 12 0.45
365 Cheadle 22745 9 40 1.48
317 Bath 70658 9 13 0.48
215 Plomesgate 20497 9 44 1.64
183 North Witchford 15467 9 58 2.17
168 Huntingdon 19570 9 46 1.72
56 Bridge 12417 9 72 2.7
53 Tenterden 10462 9 86 3.21
48 Sevenoaks 27243 9 33 1.23
562 Morpeth 36086 8 22 0.83
549 Durham 64250 8 12 0.46
475 Chorley 47632 8 17 0.63
469 Oldham 168495 8 5 0.18
468 Ashton under Lyne 154572 8 5 0.19
449 Nantwich 61516 8 13 0.49
444 Macclesfield 62025 8 13 0.48
439 Chesterfield 98611 8 8 0.3
436 Derby 78353 8 10 0.38
419 Grantham 33687 8 24 0.89
396 Stratford on Avon 22498 8 36 1.33
338 Ross 16353 8 49 1.83
311 Wincanton 19755 8 40 1.51
285 Barnstaple 38199 8 21 0.78
219 Yarmouth 37147 8 22 0.8
193 Rochford 24441 8 33 1.22
165 Thrapston 15118 8 53 1.97
149 Headington 28742 8 28 1.04
121 Cookham 16933 8 47 1.76
91 Isle of Wight 73595 8 11 0.41
83 Westhampnett 19677 8 41 1.52
54 West Ashford 18126 8 44 1.65
588 Merthyr Tydfil 100720 7 7 0.26
546 Teesdale 20788 7 34 1.26
544 Hartlepool 48600 7 14 0.54
519 Beverley 23464 7 30 1.11
427 East Retford 23277 7 30 1.12
373 West Bromwich 126186 7 6 0.21
319 Bedminster 67413 7 10 0.39
309 Chard 25372 7 28 1.03
279 Stoke Damerel 51921 7 13 0.5
274 Totnes 36741 7 19 0.71
231 Guiltcross 10567 7 66 2.47
213 Ipswich 50396 7 14 0.52
206 Bury St Edmunds 16114 7 43 1.62
179 Cambridge 35379 7 20 0.74
143 Aylesbury 24631 7 28 1.06
62 Thanet 50840 7 14 0.51
58 Blean 18871 7 37 1.38
611 Knighton 11790 6 51 1.9
584 Pontypool 35343 6 17 0.63
583 Bedwelty 55726 6 11 0.4
539 Aysgarth 5482 6 109 4.08
492 Keighley 61005 6 10 0.37
432 Southwell 20351 6 29 1.1
429 Mansfield 44935 6 13 0.5
376 Kidderminster 40933 6 15 0.55
225 Norwich 87860 6 7 0.25
173 Ampthill 16258 6 37 1.38
128 Barnet 34083 6 18 0.66
17 Whitechapel 70054 6 9 0.32
12 Strand 33442 6 18 0.67
585 Newport M 70220 5 7 0.27
577 East Ward 14525 5 34 1.28
563 Alnwick 21328 5 23 0.87
527 Malton 23050 5 22 0.81
504 Pontefract 47759 5 10 0.39
383 Droitwich 26131 5 19 0.71
375 Stourbridge 79580 5 6 0.23
362 Wolstanton 75346 5 7 0.25
335 Cheltenham 55582 5 9 0.34
272 Exeter 37691 5 13 0.49
194 Maldon 23767 5 21 0.78
189 Romford 36954 5 14 0.5
172 Biggleswade 27383 5 18 0.68
135 Hatfield 8805 5 57 2.12
132 Royston 24650 5 20 0.76
97 Southampton 53013 5 9 0.35
86 Westbourne 7422 5 67 2.51
78 Steyning 49083 5 10 0.38
73 Uckfield 20099 5 25 0.93
57 Canterbury 17070 5 29 1.09
11 St Giles 45279 5 11 0.41
633 Guernsey 31575 4 13 0.47
548 Lanchester 57699 4 7 0.26
473 Clitheroe 23509 4 17 0.63
404 Hinckley 17382 4 23 0.86
395 Warwick 52899 4 8 0.28
360 Stone 29139 4 14 0.51
329 Stroud 41338 4 10 0.36
321 Barton Regis 166144 4 2 0.09
273 Newton Abbot 75002 4 5 0.2
262 Poole 18709 4 21 0.8
241 Highworth 35760 4 11 0.42
166 Oundle 14093 4 28 1.06
125 Uxbridge 27640 4 14 0.54
124 Staines 23776 4 17 0.63
122 Easthampstead 12662 4 32 1.18
106 Alton 15204 4 26 0.98
70 Eastbourne 27778 4 14 0.54
65 Elham 33777 4 12 0.44
19 Stepney 58529 4 7 0.25
18 St George in the East 47131 4 8 0.32
14 London City 51501 4 8 0.29
631 Isle of Man 54039 3 6 0.21
622 Corwen 16847 3 18 0.66
559 Hexham 34106 3 9 0.33
515 Tadcaster 23959 3 13 0.47
513 Goole 19560 3 15 0.57
471 Haslingden 95233 3 3 0.12
368 Tamworth 19412 3 15 0.58
310 Yeovil 27647 3 11 0.4
292 St Germans 16722 3 18 0.67
267 Beaminster 11478 3 26 0.98
251 Warminster 13862 3 22 0.81
238 Downham 19408 3 15 0.58
151 Bicester 14120 3 21 0.79
146 Buckingham 12418 3 24 0.9
103 Catherington 2748 3 109 4.07
98 South Stoneham 41260 3 7 0.27
82 East Preston 26367 3 11 0.42
44 North Aylesford 27436 3 11 0.41
30 Epsom 41078 3 7 0.27
7 Hampstead 45415 3 7 0.25
616 Llanfyllin 19977 2 10 0.37
612 Rhayader 6756 2 30 1.1
609 Crickhowell 18561 2 11 0.4
532 Whitby 26484 2 8 0.28
514 Selby 15818 2 13 0.47
490 Wetherby 16149 2 12 0.46
484 Settle 13803 2 14 0.54
406 Ashby de la Zouch 33541 2 6 0.22
400 Lutterworth 13407 2 15 0.56
394 Solihull 21388 2 9 0.35
392 Coventry 45144 2 4 0.17
361 Newcastle under Lyme 34532 2 6 0.22
348 Bridgnorth 15286 2 13 0.49
316 Clutton 23636 2 8 0.32
308 Langport 15581 2 13 0.48
182 Ely 20716 2 10 0.36
175 Leighton Buzzard 18320 2 11 0.41
145 Newport Pagnell 24609 2 8 0.3
141 Eton 27718 2 7 0.27
109 Whitchurch H 5468 2 37 1.36
101 Winchester 31186 2 6 0.24
95 Fordingbridge 6244 2 32 1.19
93 Christchurch 29462 2 7 0.25
87 Havant 8672 2 23 0.86
60 Milton 23285 2 9 0.32
51 Hollingbourn 14040 2 14 0.53
37 Godstone 17710 2 11 0.42
626 Pwllheli 22918 1 4 0.16
618 Wrexham 55077 1 2 0.07
614 Newtown 25474 1 4 0.15
589 Bridgend 38831 1 3 0.1
581 Monmouth 30309 1 3 0.12
570 Brampton 10586 1 9 0.35
551 Houghton le Spring 33978 1 3 0.11
547 Weardale 17714 1 6 0.21
536 Northallerton 11890 1 8 0.31
528 Easingwold 9536 1 10 0.39
446 Runcorn 34018 1 3 0.11
437 Belper 58137 1 2 0.06
403 Blaby 21878 1 5 0.17
402 Billesdon 10082 1 10 0.37
388 Meriden 11037 1 9 0.34
382 Pershore 13563 1 7 0.28
366 Uttoxeter 14130 1 7 0.26
359 Stafford 30588 1 3 0.12
356 Market Drayton 14852 1 7 0.25
354 Wem 10574 1 9 0.35
352 Oswestry 27081 1 4 0.14
341 Bromyard 11077 1 9 0.34
337 Ledbury 12543 1 8 0.3
333 Stow on the Wold 9139 1 11 0.41
313 Shepton Mallet 15785 1 6 0.24
287 Bideford 18778 1 5 0.2
283 Tiverton 28525 1 4 0.13
270 Honiton 21098 1 5 0.18
248 Melksham 18031 1 6 0.21
233 Mitford 27306 1 4 0.14
229 Loddon 13708 1 7 0.27
222 Erpingham 20240 1 5 0.18
217 Wangford 14470 1 7 0.26
211 Bosmere 15408 1 6 0.24
201 Saffron Walden 18602 1 5 0.2
196 Colchester 28368 1 4 0.13
178 Chesterton 29056 1 3 0.13
163 Wellingborough 36913 1 3 0.1
161 Daventry 18519 1 5 0.2
155 Banbury 30162 1 3 0.12
120 Wokingham 19986 1 5 0.19
119 Reading 43697 1 2 0.09
117 Wallingford 14500 1 7 0.26
115 Abingdon 20359 1 5 0.18
81 Thakeham 8265 1 12 0.45
75 Cuckfield 23255 1 4 0.16
66 Romney Marsh 6182 1 16 0.6
63 Eastry 28056 1 4 0.13
32 Guildford 42713 1 2 0.09

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