Return of Owners of Land 1873 Summary Statistics
LANDOWNERS' RETURN.
SUMMARY for ENGLAND and WALES (exclusive of the Metropolis): (1.) POPULATION for each COUNTY; (2.) INHABITED HOUSES; (3.) NUMBER of PARISHES ; (4.) NUMBER of OWNERS below an Acre; (5.) NUMBER of OWNERS of 1 Acre and upwards ; (6.) TOTAL NUMBER of OWNERS ; (7.) EXTENT of LANDS ; (8.) GROSS ESTIMATED RENTAL ; and (9.) ESTIMATED EXTENT of COMMONS and WASTE LANDS.
COUNTIES.
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Population in 1871.
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Inhabited Houses in 1871.
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Number of Parishes.
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Number of Owners below an Acre.
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Number of Owners of 1 Acre and upwards.*
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Total Number of Owners.
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Extent of Lands.
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Gross Estimated Rental.
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Estimated Extent of Commons or Waste Lands.
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COUNTIES.
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Acres.
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£
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Acres.
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BEDFORD |
146,257
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30,506
|
136
|
5,302
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2,382
|
7,684
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286,076
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716,925
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1,127
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BEDFORD. |
BERKS |
196,473
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39,638
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193
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4,172
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3,068
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7,240
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430,849
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1,010,016
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2,114
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BERKS. |
BUCKINGHAM |
175,879
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37,257
|
225
|
6,420
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3,288
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9,708
|
456,210
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1,049,425
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2,942
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BUCKINGHAM. |
CAMBRIDGE |
186,903
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40,272
|
176
|
6,677
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6,496
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13,173
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522,208
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1,179,872
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2,555
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CAMBRIDGE. |
CHESTER |
561,201
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110,449
|
502
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17,691
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6,029
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23,720
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602,219
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3,017,224
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6,704
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CHESTER. |
CORNWALL |
362,343
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73,950
|
217
|
8,717
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5,149
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13,866
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758,961
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1,235,168
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70,968
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CORNWALL. |
CUMBERLAND |
220,253
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44,061
|
208
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9,617
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5,898
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15,513
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730,811
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1,201,980
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114,025
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CUMBERLAND. |
DERBY |
379,394
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78,309
|
331
|
12,874
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6,992
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19,866
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620,955
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1,764,689
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11,656
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DERBY. |
DEVON |
601,374
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105,200
|
480
|
21,647
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10,162
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31,809
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1,516,984
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2,881,666
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77,868
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DEVON. |
DORSET |
195,537
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39,410
|
289
|
7,494
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3,409
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10,903
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573,936
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985,041
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13,752
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DORSET. |
DURHAM |
685,089
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114,705
|
269
|
31,205
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3,112
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34,317
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517,719
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2,889,152
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47,389
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DURHAM. |
ESSEX |
466,436
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92,356
|
413
|
14,833
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7,472
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22,305
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950,435
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2,166,077
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6,896
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ESSEX. |
GLOUCESTER |
534,640
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101,474
|
391
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29,280
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8,425
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37,705
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733,640
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2,556,243
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7,430
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GLOUCESTER. |
HEREFORD |
125,370
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26,371
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262
|
9,085
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4,646
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13,731
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506,559
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924,640
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10,074
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HEREFORD. |
HERTFORD |
192,226
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39,056
|
141
|
9,556
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2,831
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12,387
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384,809
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1,164,492
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5,302
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HERTFORD. |
HUNTINGDON |
63,708
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14,032
|
107
|
1,816
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2,087
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3,903
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225,163
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444,891
|
796
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HUNTINGDON. |
KENT (exclusive of the Metropolis) |
630,127
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117,388
|
419
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26,925
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7,758
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34,683
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950,607
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3,357,057
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5,302
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KENT (exclusive of the Metropolis) |
LANCASTER |
2,819,495
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530,490
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453
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76,177
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12,558
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88,735
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947,464
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13,878,277
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64,306
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LANCASTER. |
LEICESTER |
269,311
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58.606
|
334
|
8,921
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4,927
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13,848
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519,227
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1,493,379
|
298
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LEICESTER. |
LINCOLN |
436,599
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94,212
|
752
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13,768
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16,729
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30,497
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1,606,543
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3,173,825
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5,763
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LINCOLN. |
MIDDLESEX (excl. of the Metropolis) |
253,197
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44,383
|
53
|
9,006
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2,875
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11,881
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143,014
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1,611,655
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2,592
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MIDDLESEX (excl. of the Metropolis) |
MONMOUTH |
195,448
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36,169
|
147
|
4,970
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2,841
|
7,811
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289,377
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837,254
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7,594
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MONMOUTH. |
NORFOLK |
438,656
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99,428
|
740
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16,552
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10,096
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26,648
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1,234,884
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2,408,795
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12,870
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NORFOLK. |
NORTHAMPTON |
243,891
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52,539
|
346
|
10,010
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4,455
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14,465
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592,771
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1,637,371
|
255
|
NORTHAMPTON. |
NORTHUMBERLAND |
386,646
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62,436
|
541
|
10,036
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2,221
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12,257
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1,190,044
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2,141,743
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30,286
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NORTHUMBERLAND. |
NOTTINGHAM |
319,758
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68,419
|
275
|
9,891
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4,628
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14,519
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507,337
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1,560,853
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1,450
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NOTTINGHAM. |
OXFORD |
177,975
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37,849
|
300
|
6,833
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3,344
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10,177
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449,283
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1,073,246
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2,949
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OXFORD. |
RUTLAND |
22,073
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4,766
|
58
|
861
|
564
|
1,425
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93,078
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184,626
|
402
|
RUTLAND. |
SALOP |
248,111
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50,804
|
254
|
7,281
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4,838
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12,119
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791,941
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1,484,833
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19,675
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SALOP. |
SOMERSET |
463,483
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92,205
|
490
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20,370
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12,395
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32,765
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940,483
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2,705,394
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31,246
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SOMERSET. |
SOUTHAMPTON |
544,684
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98,283
|
345
|
21,236
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6,235
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27,471
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884,649
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2,469,125
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78,844
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SOUTHAMPTON. |
STAFFORD |
858,326
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167,614
|
249
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33,672
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9,699
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43,371
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638,084
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3,630,255
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7,809
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STAFFORD. |
SUFFOLK |
348,869
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76,501
|
525
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12,511
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6,765
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19,276
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912,437
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1,784,827
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7,831
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SUFFOLK. |
SURREY (excl. of the Metropolis). |
342,113
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61,482
|
137
|
12,712
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4,581
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17,293
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398,746
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2,285,814
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40,037
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SURREY (excl. of the Metropolis). |
SUSSEX |
417,456
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75,385
|
324
|
14,675
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5,059
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19,734
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869,423
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2,418,522
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23,738
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SUSSEX. |
WARWICK |
634,189
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131,442
|
259
|
46,894
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4,622
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51,516
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541,022
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3,318,304
|
1,833
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WARWICK. |
WESTMORELAND |
65,010
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12,671
|
109
|
1,714
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2,662
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4,376
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335,160
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442,320
|
114,282
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WESTMORELAND. |
WILTS |
257,177
|
54,874
|
343
|
9,635
|
4,378
|
14,013
|
828,948
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1,599,239
|
1,931
|
WILTS. |
WORCESTER |
338,837
|
69,988
|
242
|
16,008
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5,796
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21,804
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441,061
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1,685,736
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3,415
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WORCESTER. |
YORK, EAST RIDING |
268,466
|
56,193
|
384
|
15,012
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4,564
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19,576
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706,684
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2,032,195
|
4,049
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YORK, EAST RIDING. |
YORK, NORTH RIDING |
293,278
|
58,898
|
553
|
10,115
|
6,198
|
16,313
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1,017,475
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1,841,945
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247,409
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YORK, NORTH RIDING. |
YORK, WEST RIDING |
1,874,611
|
391,949
|
689
|
59,496
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17,417
|
76,913
|
1,532,346
|
8,199,840
|
99,912
|
YORK, WEST RIDING. |
TOTAL OF ENGLAND (excl. of Metropolis) |
18,240,874
|
3,592,020
|
13,661
|
671,667
|
249,649
|
921,316
|
29,179,622
|
94,443,931
|
1,197,676
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TOTAL OF ENGLAND (excl. of Metropolis) |
ANGLESEY |
51,040
|
12,170
|
77
|
3,015
|
1,126
|
4,141
|
161,936
|
171,259
|
5,678
|
ANGLESEY. |
BRECKNOCK |
59,901
|
12,647
|
92
|
1,195
|
1,219
|
2,414
|
302,237
|
208,544
|
115,107
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BRECKNOCK. |
CARDIGAN |
73,441
|
16,420
|
97
|
1,278
|
2,038
|
3,316
|
391,685
|
187,541
|
6,972
|
CARDIGAN. |
CARMARTHEN |
115,710
|
24,333
|
81
|
5,168
|
2,898
|
8,066
|
510,574
|
419,633
|
18,077
|
CARMARTHEN. |
CARNARVON |
106,121
|
23,298
|
76
|
4,610
|
1,630
|
6,240
|
301,233
|
378,137
|
14,563
|
CARNARVON. |
DENBIGH |
105,102
|
22,500
|
92
|
3,436
|
2,272
|
5,708
|
348,417
|
450,422
|
18,812
|
DENBIGH. |
FLINT |
76,312
|
16,636
|
39
|
2,048
|
1,462
|
3,510
|
142,286
|
382,143
|
4,313
|
FLINT |
GLAMORGAN |
397,859
|
72,905
|
166
|
6,570
|
1,856
|
8,426
|
428,386
|
1,609,379
|
47,018
|
GLAMORGAN. |
MERIONETH |
46,598
|
10,006
|
35
|
1,044
|
651
|
1,695
|
302,657
|
183,253
|
416
|
MERIONETH. |
MONTGOMERY |
67,623
|
13,911
|
70
|
1,314
|
1,927
|
3,241
|
380,384
|
378,512
|
6,957
|
MONTGOMERY. |
PEMBROKE |
91,998
|
19,583
|
154
|
1,492
|
1,629
|
3,121
|
356,699
|
389,701
|
11,260
|
PEMBROKE. |
RADNOR |
25,430
|
4,925
|
60
|
452
|
1,190
|
1,642
|
207,394
|
149,848
|
77,799
|
RADNOR. |
TOTAL OF WALES |
1,217,135
|
249,334
|
1,039
|
31,622
|
19,898
|
51,520
|
3,833,888
|
4,908,372
|
326,972
|
TOTAL OF WALES. |
TOTAL OF ENGLAND AND WALES (excl. of the Metropolis) |
19,458,009
|
3,841,354
|
14,700
|
703,289
|
269,547
|
972,836
|
33,013,510
|
99,352,303
|
1,524,648
|
TOTAL OF ENGLAND AND WALES (excl. of the Metropolis) |
* In some few instances the words " above an acre in extent" have been inadvertently inserted instead of " 1 acre and upwards " at the foot of the County Returns.