1871 Census

This included the whole of the parish of Nately Scures commencing at and including Huish Farm and cottage near thence to and taking the cottages near Water End thence to Scures Farm thence to the cottages in the lane near the Parsonage thence to and taking the cottages on the north side of Scures Hill thence to and taking all the cottages on the further or eastern side of Hook Common thence to and taking the houses in Hook Street thence to and taking Holt Farm and the cottages near from thence back to Hethro thence to including and terminating with the public house near Up Nately church.

The population for this census had risen again to 302 but still with seven aged paupers. The parish still included Holt and six farms totalling 536 acres. One farmer also ran a brickyard and another was a machinist. There continued to be a strong presence of wheelwrights and blacksmiths. An agricultural engineer from the 1861 census was now hiring himself out as a thrashing machine labourer. This together with the presence of hay binders indicated that the parish was arable rather than given over to pasture. The rector was listed for the first time. A journeyman miller was living at Water End.  Sales Farm was probably Searles Farm.