Hand written discussion of the population of Marks Tey from Bryan Ambridge’s school project.

Population

The acreage in Marks Tey is 1225 acres

The number of pupils who live in Marks Tey and go to Stanway School and are in the first year is 24 pupils.

The number of people in 1801 was 249 and in 1981 was 2671, so there was a difference of 2422 people in 180 years. The greatest increase was between 1971 and 1981 when the population nearly doubled, when the new housing estates were built.

The population in Marks Tey rose like this: [table]