In considering early links the following approximate figures may be relevant, viz:
|
1086 |
1345 |
1377 |
1400 |
1500 |
1600 |
1700 |
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England |
1,100,000 (Somerset adult males 14,300). |
3,800,000 |
2,350,000 |
2,100,000 |
2,250,000 |
4,500,000 |
5,250,000 |
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Figures for the 14th century vary greatly, due to the Black Death. Some later actual figures are
|
1801 |
1851 |
1901 |
England & Wales |
8,892,536 |
17,927,609 |
32,527,843 |
Dorset |
114,452 |
184,380 |
202,984 |
Cerne Abbas |
847 |
1,343 |
643 |
Glanvilles Wootton |
275 |
328 |
175 |
Minterne Magna |
321 |
331 |
306 |