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

For th explanation of the Banwell figure see by County page