Population
From using census data from 1801 to 1961 found on the Vision of Britain Website and the 2001 census data found on the Office for National Statistics website, it can be seen that the population of Astley Abbotts has had a decreasing population. This can be seen from the decrease of 148 individuals from 1801 to 1811. Astley Abbotts did also have an increase in population, which can be seen from 1811 to 1831 where the population increased by 74 individuals. However, after 1831 the population continued to gradually decrease until 1901 with a further decrease of 152 individuals. From 1901 to 1961 the population continued to decrease by 127 individuals creating a population of 387 individuals in 1961. However, from 1961 to 2001 there was a small increase of 9 individuals, creating a total population of 396 people.
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