Population 163 (2011 Census) Region East Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Tuesday 10:00 AM District East Hertfordshire | OS grid reference TL4529 Country England Post town BUNTINGFORD Shire county Hertfordshire Dialling code 01279 | |
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Stocking Pelham is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It is located on the border with Essex, around 6 miles (10 km) east of Buntingford.The village is one of the three Pelhams, along with the nearby Brent Pelham and Furneux Pelham. Stocking Pelham was described to have had a population of 163 according to the 2001 census, remaining at 163 in the 2011 Census. Stocking Pelham is home to St. Mary's Church (pictured right) practicing Christianity 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.
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Map of Stocking Pelham, Buntingford, UK
Close by the village is a major electrical substation 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 according to the 2011 census. This is illustrated in the graph entitled 'The Population of Stocking Pelham from 2001 to 2011' on the bottom right panel of this page, the straight horizontal line shows that the population was the same after ten years. Historically speaking, much of Stoking 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 there.
History
St. Mary's Church has a tiled chancel roof and a nave which date back to around 1360. Either late 14th or early 15th century a narrow isle was added which required a widened nave. The eastern wall and southern wall of the chancel were re-built in brick in the 19th century.
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 E of Buntingford."
The 1881 Occupational Structure of Stoking 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 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 habouring a more diversely skilled workforce, 26% were employed in professional occupations and 19.5% were employed as managers, directors and senior officials. The remaining 54.5% of the workforce were reported to be working within the tertiary and secondary sectors also.