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• Total Population 1801 to 1891: Population grew from 159 in 1801 to 175 in 1891.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 50 males aged 20 and over, 20 were Agricultural Labourers.
• 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

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
GREAT MUSGRAVE	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 465.
MUSGRAVE GREAT	Alternate	English			1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	GREAT MUSGRAVE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 465.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
WESTMORLAND	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 465.
EAST WARD RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 465.
EAST Wd	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 465.
EAST WARD RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 465.
KIRKBY STEPHEN	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
31 Dec 1894	was abolished to create	MUSGRAVE CP	Houses in 1901: 35.	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 31578 (Appointed day, 1894)

Lower level units

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