1881 Occupational Structure of Stocking Pelham

2011 Occupational Structure of Stocking Pelham

Stocking Pelham is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

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district of

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, England. It is located on the border with

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, around 6 miles (10 km) east of

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.The village is one of the three Pelhams, along with the nearby

Brent Pelham Brent Pelham is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England, and situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Buntingford. It is one of the three Pelhams, with Stocking Pelham and ...

and

Furneux Pelham Furneux Pelham or Furneaux Pelham is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. The village is one of the Pelhams, part of an early medieval larger swathe of land known as Pelham including Brent Pelham to the north and Stocking Pelh ...

. Stocking Pelham is home to St. Mary's Church in the Church of England Diocese of St Albans. The aerial view of Stocking Pelham shows that the settlements are sparsely positioned from one another. Close by the village is a major

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of the National Grid.

Population

Stocking Pelham had a population of 163 according to the 2001 census and the total population was also 163 in 2011. Historically speaking, much of Stocking Pelham was rather heavily dependent on agriculture for income and in some cases this is still apparent. Considering the nature of the environment this may explain why there are now many retired citizens residing here.

History

In the 1870s the location of Stocking Pelham was described as:

"a parish in Bishops-Stortford district, Herts; adjacent to Essex, 5¼ miles N W of Stanstead r. station, and 6 miles E of Buntingford."

The 1881 Occupational Structure of Stocking Pelham is illustrated in a pie chart below. The chart shows that 46% of the residents at the time were employed in the agricultural sector, hence there was a clear reliance on agricultural labour. In fact, Stocking Pelham was almost completely dependent on primary sector labour with a small fraction of 5% working in 'Professional Labour'. Although, the 2011 Occupational Structure of Stocking Pelham, also depicted in a pie chart below, in accordance to Neighbourhood Statistics shows that since the 19th century, Stocking Pelham has since broke from its dependence on primary sector labour. In comparison to the 1881 Occupational Structure, citizens are no longer heavily dependent on agricultural labour as a means of income and are now harbouring a more diversely skilled workforce, of which 26% are employed in professional occupations and 19.5% are employed as managers, directors and senior officials. The remaining 54.5% of the workforce are reported to be working within the tertiary and secondary sectors.

St. Mary's Church

St. Mary's Church has a tiled chancel roof and a nave which date back to around 1360. In either the late 14th or the early 15th century, a narrow isle was added which required a widened nave. Both the eastern and southern walls of the chancel were re-built in brick in the 19th century.

Notoriety

The village is notorious for its association with both the kidnap and murder of

Muriel McKay Muriel Freda McKay (4 February 1914 – ) was an Australian woman who was kidnapped on 29 December 1969 in the United Kingdom, and presumed murdered in the first few days of 1970. She was married to Alick McKay, an executive at News Limited and ...

and being the home of Christopher Docherty-Puncheon, who shot Lieutenant Colonel Robert Workman, on his doorstep in nearby

, Hertfordshire, in an "execution-style" killing in 2004.

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