▁ ▁Population ▁Census ▁data ▁during ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 8 8 0 – ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁shows ▁that ▁P itch ford ' s ▁population ▁decre ased ▁while ▁the ▁total ▁population ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁increased ▁convers ely . ▁H ous ing ▁information ▁recorded ▁through ▁the ▁years ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 0 – 1 9 6 0 ▁shows ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁fl uct u ated ▁between ▁ 3 5 ▁and ▁ 4 3 ▁houses ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁Statistics ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁census ▁show ▁that ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁households ▁with ▁residents ▁was ▁ 4 4 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁its ▁total ▁population ▁was ▁ 1 1 0 . ▁ ▁Social ▁Class ▁Social ▁class ▁was ▁also ▁noted ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁census , ▁showing ▁the ▁majority ▁( over ▁ 5 5 %) ▁of ▁the ▁P itch ford ▁population ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁those ▁described ▁as ▁" Lab our ers ▁and ▁Serv ants ". ▁The ▁second ▁largest ▁social ▁class ▁was ▁recorded ▁as ▁" m ud d ling ▁sorts ". ▁ ▁P itch ford ▁Est ate ▁ ▁P itch ford ▁Hall ▁is ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed ▁building ▁and ▁the ▁estate ▁is ▁first ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁historical ▁records ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁( 1 0 8 1 – 8 6 ) ▁as ▁follows : ▁“ Ed ric , ▁and ▁Le of ric ▁and ▁W ul fr ic ▁held ▁it ▁as ▁th ress ▁man ors ; ▁they ▁were ▁free