Chetton

Chetton is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. According to the 2011 census the parish had a population of 349. It is about 20 miles to the West of Wolverhampton in West Midlands and South of Telford. The parish church has a fine set of church bells
Since the 1800s there has been regular data collected regarding the parishes's population. The total population has fluctuated over the years but has actually decreased by 23% over the last 200 years. However, the population has not always decreased. Records show that between 1801 and 1841 the population increased by 46%. In addition to this, in 1911 there was a sudden increase of 9%. Chetton's population does not follow suit of the English population; between 1801 and 1961 the total population of England had steadily increased by 460%. It is not unusual for small civil parishes such as Chetton to have dwindling populations. Many young people living in such areas find it hard to gain employment and social events for the younger generations are limited resulting in many migrating in search of better opportunities in the city.
As the population of England and Wales has increased, so has the population density. Between 1800 and 1960 the population density of England and Wales has increased dramatically. In contrast to this Chetton's population density has not fluctuated at all, if anything it has very slightly decreased.
The most recent Census data available for Chetton is the 2011 census and according to this census the parish had a total of 349 people. At the previous census 2001 this had decreased since 1911 to 304 and the first census data in 1801 where the population was 396. This had been total decrease of 23% since 1801, which for such a small parish is a considerable amount of decrease compared to other towns and villages in Shropshire; however in the ten years to 2011 the population has started to increase again. At the time of the 2011 census, the total headcount for Chetton was 349, 185 of these were males and 164 were females, with a total of 133 households.

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