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History

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1851

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William White wrote in 1851 that "Whitgreave or Whitgrove, is a township of 1,620 acres (6.6 km2) and 185 souls. It includes several scattered houses, and a small village, lying in a pleasant valley, four miles (6 km) NNW of Stafford, and is chiefly owned by HC Taylor, Esq"[1].

1894-1895

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It was written in The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales 1894-1895 that "the township is 1 mile NE of Great Bridgeford station and 3.5 miles NNW of Stafford. The population is 160 and the total area of the village is 1,201 acres (4.86 km2), and the ecclesiastical parish was constituted in 1844"[2].

Population

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1851 Census - 1921 Census

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Data from the 1851 census shows that the population in 1851 was 191[3], decreasing by approximately 10 in the 1861 census[4], and decreasing again by around 30 to 150 people in 1881[5]. The population then increases slightly to 161 in 1891, with 78 males and 83 females[6]. The 1901 census shows the population is 140, wihch then decreases slightly to 132 in the 1911 census, with 71 males and 61 females[7]. the population then increases to 168 in the 1921 census[8].

Population of Whitgreave 1851-1891[9]

2001 Census

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The 2001 census recorded that there were 188 people living in the village of Whitgreave on Sunday, 29 April 2001, with 90 males, 98 females and 70 households[10].


  1. ^ "History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, William White, Sheffield, 1851". Retrieved 27-03-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5". Retrieved 27-03-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ "Population tables I, Vol. II. England and Wales. Divisions VII-IX. Scotland. Islands, 1851 Page 17". Retrieved 17-03-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ "Population tables. England and Wales. Vol. I. Index, 1861 Page 461". Retrieved 17-03-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ "Population. England and Wales. Vol. I. (Ancient) counties, 1881 Page 354". Retrieved 17-03-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ "Population. Registration areas and sanitary districts, England and Wales. Vol. II, 1891 Page 549". Retrieved 17-03-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. ^ "Areas, families or separate occupiers, and population, England and Wales, Vol. II. Registration areas, 1911 Page 192". Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  8. ^ "County of Stafford, 1921 Page 9". Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  9. ^ "Histpop". Retrieved 27-03-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. ^ "2001 Census. Parish headcount for Whitgreave". Retrieved 2012-03-27.