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• Total Population 1881 to 1961: Population grew from 21,207 in 1881 to 40,393 in 1961.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	WORSLEY EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 214.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LANCASHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 214.
BARTON UPON IRWELL RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1849	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 214.
ECCLES USD	Sanitary District	1892	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 214.
ECCLES MB	Local Government District	1892	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 214.
SALFORD Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 214.
SWINTON AND PENDLEBURY USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 214.
WORSLEY	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
WORSLEY UD	Local Government District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 214.
ECCLES AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 214.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
31 Dec 1894	was reduced to create	ECCLES CP	Houses in 1901: 6.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 31667 (Appointed day, 1894)
31 Dec 1894	was reduced to create	SWINTON CP	Houses in 1901: 3719.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 31667 (Appointed day, 1894)
01 Apr 1907	was reduced to enlarge	SWINTON CP		1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 13, 'Changes in the boundaries of civil parishes during the intercensal period 1901-11; effected under the provisions of the Local Government Acts of 1888 and 1894, and by Local Acts'.; LGBO 49299
21 Jul 1921	was enlarged by the abolition of	UNNAMED CP	Area: 21 acres. Houses in 1921: 0.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'.; Ministry of Health Order (67258 (Appointed day, 1921))
01 Apr 1933	was reduced to enlarge	ECCLES CP	Area: 79 acres. Population in 1931: 265.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 77201. The Lancashire (Manchester and district) Review Order, 1933
01 Apr 1933	was reduced to enlarge	IRLAM CP	Area: 1 acres. Population in 1931: 0.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 77201. The Lancashire (Manchester and district) Review Order, 1933

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.