The number of parishes in which awards were made under the Inclosure Acts, in 29 counties, was 989.[307] These parishes do not appear in the Tithe Commutation Return of 1887.
| Parochial Rectors. | Appropriated Rectors. | Impropriated Rectors. | College, School, etc., Rectors. | Vicars. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parishes | 435 | 63 | 477 | 14 | 548 | 989 |
| Add the tithe number at page 255 | 4,524 | 1,568 | 2,096 | 321 | 3,263 | 8,856 |
| Total | 4,959 | 1,631 | 2,573 | 335 | 3,811 | 9,845 |
To 9,845 are added 200 benefices in London, Canterbury, Isle of Man, etc., which receive tithe-taxes from houses, also fixed and variable incomes from commuted tithes. Therefore, 10,045 benefices derive incomes from tithes. The total number of benefices is 13,979. Of the remaining 3,934, 464 are not endowed with tithes or glebes, and 3,470 were formed between A.D. 1818 and A.D. 1890. As regards the 9,845 parishes, it is important to notice that the tithes of one-half or 4,886 in England and Wales, were impropriated, that is, alienated from the parishes, and 4,959 were not alienated.
The total number of beneficed clergy in England, Wales, Isle of Man and Channel Islands, may be taken as 13,979 (as very few benefices are now held in plurality), viz., England 13,048, Wales 856, Isle of Man 34, Channel Islands 41. In the census of 1881, the number of civil parishes was stated to be 14,926, hence 947 were consolidated. The benefice may consist of one or many parishes united. For example, at page 192, there are 43 parishes united into 11 benefices, so 13,979 benefices mean about 15,000 parishes. 11,667 benefices have parsonage houses, 2,312 have not.