| Census figures for Llanfihangel Cwmdu parish | ||
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| The actual recorded figures for the population of the parish were:- | ||
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the year 1841 - 1039 people In the year 1851 - 1066 In the year 1861 - 1056 In the year 1871 - 975 In the year 1881 - 957 In the year 1891 - 850 In the year 1901 - 826 The parish of Llanfihangel Cwmdu is a large country parish containing a lot of mountain land and a small population. Most inhabitants worked on the land in some way. |
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the overall trend with that of other rural parishes like Partrishow or Llangenny. Is the overall trend the same? Why do you think the population declined towards the end of the Victorian period? |
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