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England – The population of England, between 1.25 and 2 million in 1086, [8] is estimated to have grown to somewhere between 3.7 million [9] and 5–7 million, [1] although the 14th-century estimates derive from sources after the first plague epidemics, and the estimates for pre-plague population depends on assumed plague mortality, the ...
Although not a direct measure of population, the lay subsidy rolls of 1334 can be used as a measure of both a settlement's size and stature and the table gives the 30 largest towns and cities in England according to that report. [12] The lay subsidy, an early form of poll tax, however, omitted a sizeable proportion of the population.
The demography of England has since 1801 been measured by the decennial national census, and is marked by centuries of population growth and urbanization. Due to the lack of authoritative contemporary sources, estimates of the population of England for dates prior to the first census in 1801 vary considerably.
Estimating population sizes before censuses were conducted is a difficult task. [1] ... 1,300–2,000 18,000 20,000 30,000 Lagash: Iraq 40,000 [36] 10,000 [36]
This is a list of historic counties of England by area as at the 1831 census. [1] ... 1,636,450 acres (6,622.5 km 2) 4 Norfolk: 1,292,300 acres (5,230 km 2) 5
The next two centuries saw huge growth in the English economy, driven in part by the increase in the population from around 1.5 million in 1086 to between 4 and 5 million in 1300. [148] More land, much of it at the expense of the royal forests, was brought into production to feed the growing population and to produce wool for export to Europe ...
The population of England rose from around one and a half million in 1086 to around four or five million in 1300, stimulating increased agricultural outputs and the export of raw materials to Europe. [18] In contrast to the previous two centuries, England was relatively secure from invasion.
In the 1070s, London's population has been estimated at around 18,000. [5] The high point of London's population for this period is around 1300, when the population reached 80,000-100,000. [6] This was greatly reduced following outbreaks of plague in the 14th century, and London's population has been estimated at 40,000 in 1377. [7]