| Population figures for Heyope parish | ||
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| The actual recorded figures for the population of the parish were:- | ||
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the year 1841 - 259 people In the year 1851 - 243 In the year 1861 - 283 In the year 1871 - 181 In the year 1881 - 215 In the year 1891 - 190 In the year 1901 - 181 |
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| Most people
in this small rural parish were farmers, farm labourers or farm servants
but there were also craftsmen and tradesmen. (See
pages on Earning a Living). Notice that the population rose quite steeply around 1860 but then fell afterwards. |
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| Compare
this graph with those of other smaller rural parishes in the area like Pilleth
or Stanage. Is the overall trend the same? If the trend differs, in what way does it differ? What project was happening in the Heyope area which might explain the rise in population in 1861? |
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