Population, as by census
| 1801 | 1702 |
| 1811 | 3206 |
| 1821 | 4260 |
| 1831 | 4297 |
| No. of families in the parish in 1831 . . . | 834 |
| chiefly employed in agriculture . . . | 100 |
| trade manufacture and handicraft . . . | 560 |
Character of the People.-There is among us, as in the
generality of such parishes, occasional excess in drinking, and instances of
uncleanness and imprudent marriages. We have been also far-famed for Radicalism;
yet there is a strong Conservative spirit, which has been lately increasing.
Neglect of religious ordinance; with which too many are chargeable, is generally
excused by the alleged and often real want of clothing,-the effect, no doubt,
often times of previous improvidence, and the habit of using tobacco and ardent
spirits. The want of church accommodation is also complained of. The church
attendance, however, is much better now than it was, about sixteen years ago.
1. Topography and natural history