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Wymeswold population changes Alec Moretti Wolds villages population growth 1801 to 1994 No official population data is available for the 1940s. The dramatic increase in population in Burton on the Wolds in 1951 is presumably the residents of the 'Polish camp'. Wymeswold population in 1851 by age groups Total population 1223 Total males 598 (shown in left column) Total females 625 (shown in right column) Wymeswold population in 1891 by age groups Total population 863 Total males 409 (shown in left column) Total females 454 (shown in right column) The reduction in population since 1851 is thought to be a result of adults moving to Loughborough and other local towns. Wymeswold population in 1981 by age groups Total population 930 Total males 476 (shown in left column) Total females 454 (shown in right column) Originally prepared for the WHO tenth anniversary exhibition in 1997. Copyright the author. Transcripts of Wymeswold census returns 1841 to 1901 Next article Wymeswold local history articles