Norfolk Hundreds
Norfolk has 700+ parishes and these were grouped into areas called
hundreds which were used as sub-county areas for administrative and taxation
purposes until 1834. Some small alterations occured between the Domesday
Survey and this date. In 1834 the
Poor Law unions
replaced them as the unit of local government and some names lived on although
the parishes contained in these unions are not always the same
as the original hundreds.
These units were then reorganised again in 1974.
The 33 hundreds follow in alphabetical order together with an
alphabetical list of the parishes in each. In addition the
County of the City of Norwich is sometimes refered to as a
hundred and is listed as such.
Great Yarmouth, Kings Lynn and Thetford parishes are included under
their respective hundreds. They are often also shown as
Boroughs
and these units of administration are listed separately.
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The approximate layout of the Hundreds in the county is as follows:
NORTH SEA
County of NORFOLK
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______/ \_____/ \_________ C=Cromer
L / HOLT \_C__
I / BROTHER NORTH NORTH \__
N /SMITHDON CROSS GREENHOE ERPINGHAM \
C Boro' of / \__
S KL=King's | DOCKING SOUTH TUNSTEAD \_
Lynn ) GALLOW ERPINGHAM \_
____ / FREEBRIDGE HAPPING \_
/ \ | LYNN EYNESFORD WEST \
/ KL LAUNDITCH TAVERHAM FLEGG\_
_/ WALSHAM \
|FREEBRIDGE -N- EAST \
| MARSHLAND MITFORD BLOFIELD FLEGG |
\_ __ |
C \ SOUTH FOREHOE HENSTEAD / \ |
A | GREENHOE HUMBLE | GY
M | CLACKCLOSE WAYLAND YARD CLAVERING\
B | LODDON __ ) GY=Boro'
S \_____ /\/\__/ \_) of Great
\ GRIMSHOE SHROPHAM DEPWADE \ Yarmouth
\ _______ /
\______/ / GUILTCROSS EARSHAM/ -N- =City of
T___ ______ DISS ___/ Norwich
T=Boro' of \/ \___D______/
Thetford D=Diss
County of SUFFOLK
Alphabetical list of hundreds (as they existed in 1834) follows with
parishes contained therin:
Blofield, Braydeston (or Bradeston),
Brundall, Buckenham, Burlingham North (Burlingham St. Andrew & St. Peter),
Burlingham South (Burlingham St. Edmund),
Cantley, Freethorpe, Great Plumstead, Hasingham (Hassingham), Limpenhoe,
Lingwood, Little Plumstead, Postwick,
Southwood, Strumpshaw, Thorpe St. Andrew (or Thorpe-next-Norwich),
Witton (near Blofield).
Burnham-Deepdale, Burnham-Norton, Burnham-Overy,
Burnham Sutton-cum-Burnham Ulph, Burnham-Thorpe, Burnham-Westgate,
North Creake, South Creake, Waterden.
Barton Bendish, Beechamwell,
Bexwell, Boughton, Crimplesham, Denver, Downham Market,
Fincham, Fordham, Hilgay, Holme next Runcton,
Marham, Outwell (part of), Roxham, Ryston,
Shingham, Shouldham, Shouldham-Thorpe, South Runcton, Southery,
Stoke Ferry, Stow-Bardolph, Stradsett, Tottenhill,
Upwell (part of),
Wallington cum Thorpland, Watlington, Welney (part of), Wereham,
West Dereham, Wimbotsham, Wormegay, Wretton.
Note that the other parts of the parishes of Outwell, Upwell and Welney
are all in Wisbech Hundred in Cambridgeshire.
This hundred is split in two parts by Loddon Hundred.
The North Western section parishes are followed by (W) and the others
are in the South Eastern section.
Aldeby, Brooke(W), Bergh Apton(W), Burgh St. Peter, Ellingham,
Geldeston, Gillingham All Saints & Gillingham St. Mary,
Haddiscoe, Hales, Heckingham,
Howe(W), Kirby Cane, Norton Subcourse, Raveningham, Stockton,
Thorpe next Haddiscoe, Thurlton(W),
Toft Monks, Wheatacre All Saints (Wheatacre Burgh).
Ashwellthorpe, Aslacton, Bunwell, Carleton-Rode,
Forncett St. Mary, Forncett St. Peter, Fritton,
Fundenhall, Great Moulton, Hapton, Hardwick,
Hempnall, Morningthorpe, Shelton, Stratton St. Mary,
Stratton St. Michael, Tacolneston(e), Tasburgh, Tharston,
Tibenham, Wacton.
Bressingham, Burston, Dickleburgh, Diss, Fersfield,
Frenze, Gissing, Roydon (near Diss), Scole, Shelfanger, Shimpling,
Thelveton (or Thelton), Thorpe Parva, Tivetshall St. Margaret,
Tivetshall St. Mary, Winfarthing.
Further info can be found:
- Bryant, Thomas Hugh
- The churches of Norfolk: Hundred of Diss.
[Norwich: Norwich Mercury under the auspices of the Norfolk
and Norwich Archaeological Society, 1915]
This was later merged with Smithdon
and these parishes are also included there.
Barwick, Bircham Newton, Bircham Tofts, Brancaster,
Choseley, Docking, Fring, Great Bircham,
Shernborne, Snettisham, Thornham, Titchwell.
Alburgh, Billingford (near Diss), Brockdish, Denton,
Earsham, Mendham (part of), Needham, Pulham St. Mary Magdalen (or Pulham Market),
Pulham St. Mary-the-Virgin, Redenhall with Harleston,
Rushall, Starston, Thorpe Abbotts, Wortwell.
Note that Mendham has only c.1200 acres in Norfolk and the rest
lie in the Suffolk hundred of Hoxne.
Aldborough, Antingham,
Aylmerton, Barningham-Norwood, Barningham Town (or Barningham-Winter),
Beeston Regis, Bessingham, Cromer, East Beckham, Felbrigg, Gimingham,
Gresham, Gunton, Hanworth, Knapton, Matlask(e), Metton,
Mundesley (Mundsley), North Repps, Overstrand,
Plumstead, Roughton, Runton, Sheringham, Sidestrand, South Repps,
Suffield, Sustead, Thorpe Market, Thurgarton, Trimingham, Trunch.
Further info can be found:
- Rye, Walter
- Some rough materials for a history of the hundred of North
Erpingham in the county of Norfolk. 3 volumes.
[Norwich, Goose, Vol 1:1883, Vol 2:1885, Vol 3:1889]
- Armstrong, Mostyn John
- The history of Norfolk; Hundred of North Erpingham.
[Norwich: M. Booth, 1781,
Originally published as part of volume 3 of "History and
antiquities of the county of Norfolk".]
Alby, Aylsham, Baconsthorpe,
Banningham, Barningham Parva, Belaugh, Blicking, Booton,
Brampton, Burgh, Buxton,
Calthorpe, Cawston, Colby, Coltishall, Corpusty, Erpingham,
Hautbois-Magna, Hevingham, Heydon, Ingworth, Irmingland, Itteringham,
Lammas with Little Hautbois, Mannington, Marsham,
Oulton, Oxnead, Saxthorpe, Scottow, Skeyton, Stratton Strawless,
Swanton Abbot, Thwaite, Tuttington, West Beckham, Wickmere, Wolterton.
Alderford, Bawdeswell,
Billingford (near East Dereham), Bintree (Bintry), Brandistone,
Bylaugh, Elsing, Foulsham, Foxley,
Great Witchingham, Guestwick, Guist, Hackford by Reepham,
Haveringland, Hindolveston,
Kerdiston, Little Witchingham, Lyng, Morton-on-the-Hill,
Reepham, Ringland,
Sall, Sparham, Swannington, Thelmelthorpe, Thurning, Twyford,
Weston Longville, Whitwell, Wood Dalling, Wood Norton.
Caister next Yarmouth, Filby, Mautby,
Ormesby St. Margaret, Ormesby St. Michael,
Runham, Scratby, Stokesby with Herringby, Thrigby,
Great Yarmouth.
Ashby, Billockby, Burgh St. Margaret & St. Mary,
Clippesby, East Somerton, Hemsby, Martham, Oby,
Repps with Bastwick, Rollesby, Thurne (or Thirne),
West Somerton, Winterton.
Barford, Barnham-Broom, Bawburgh, Bowthorpe, Brandon Parva,
Carleton-Forehoe, Colton, Costessey (or Cossey), Coston,
Crownthorpe, Deopham, Easton, Hackford (near Wymondham), Hingham,
Honingham, Kimberley, Marlingford, Morley St. Botolph,
Morley St. Peter, Runhall,
Welborne, Wicklewood, Wramplingham, Wymondham.
Originally contained Freebridge-Lynn and Freebridge-Marshland
and was known as "Freebridge Hundred and a Half".
Anmer, Ashwicken, Babingley, Bawsey, Castle Acre, Castle Rising, Congham,
Dersingham,
East Walton, East Winch, Flitcham cum Appleton, Gayton, Gayton Thorpe,
Gaywood, Great Massingham, Grimstone, Harpley, Hillington,
King's Lynn All Saints (South Lynn), King's Lynn St. Margaret,
Leziate,
Little Massingham, Middleton, Mintlyn, North Runcton, North Wootton, Pentney,
Roydon (near King's Lynn), Sandringham, Setchey, South Wootton,
West Bilney, West Newton,
West Winch, West Acre, Wolferton (or Wolverton).
Clenchwarton, Emneth,
St Edmund (North Lynn), St. Peter (West Lynn),
Terrington St. Clement, Terrington St. John,
Tilney All Saints, Tilney-cum-Islington, Tilney St. Lawrence,
Walpole St. Andrew, Walpole St. Peter, Walsoken, Walton (West),
Wiggenhall St. German, Wiggenhall St. Mary Magdalen,
Wiggenhall St. Mary the Virgin, Wiggenhall St. Peter.
Further info can be found:
- Marlowe, Christopher, fl.1926
- People and places in marshland
1927[London: Palmer]
- Beloe, Edward Milligen
- Freebridge Marshland Hundred and the making of Lynn
1896[Norwich: Goose]
- Martin, Thomas, 1697-1771
- Monumental inscriptions in the marshland churches, Norfolk
19--[Norwich: printed for the Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological
Society]
Althorp (or Alethorpe), Bagthorpe, Barmer, Broomsthorpe, Dunton-cum-Doughton,
East Barsham, East Rainham (or Rainham St. Mary),
East Rudham, Fakenham (or Fakenham Lancaster), Fulmodeston cum Croxton,
Great Ryburgh, Helhoughton, Hempton,
Kettlestone, Little Ryburgh, Little Snoring,
New Houghton, North Barsham, Pensthorpe, Pudding Norton, Sculthorpe,
Shereford, South Rainham (or Rainham St. Martin), Stibbard, Syderstone,
Tatterford, Tattersett (or Gatesend), Testerton, Toftrees, West Barsham,
West Rainham (or Rainham St. Margaret), West Rudham.
Barney, Binham, Cockthorpe, Egmere, Field Dalling,
Great Snoring, Great Walsingham, Hindringham,
Holkham, Houghton-in-the-Dale (or Houghton St. Giles/Houghton in-the-Hole),
Little Walsingham, Quarles,
Stiffkey, Thursford, Warham All Saints,
Warham St. Mary, Wells-next-the-Sea, Wighton.
Bodney,
Caldecote, Cockley-Cley, Didlington, East Bradenham,
Foulden, Gooderstone, Great Cressingham, Hilborough,
Holme Hale, Houghton-on-the-Hill, Langford, Little Cressingham,
Narborough (Narburgh), Narford, Necton, Newton by Castleacre,
North Pickenham, Oxborough, South Pickenham,
Southacre, Sporle with Palgrave, Swaffham, West Bradenham.
Buckenham Tofts (or Buckenham Parva),
Colveston, Cranwich, Croxton (near Thetford),
Feltwell St. Mary & St. Nicholas, Hockwold cum Wilton,
Igborough (or Ickburgh), Lynford, Methwold, Mundford, Northwold,
Santon (or Santon House), Stanford, Sturston,
Weeting All Saints (or Weeting with Broomhill), West Tofts.
Banham, Blo' Norton (Norton Bell'eau), East Harling,
Garboldisham, Gasthorpe, Kenninghall,
North Lopham, Quidenham (Quiddenham), Riddlesworth,
Rushford (part of), Snarehill (Great and Little),
South Lopham, West Harling.
Note that part of Rushford called the Rushford Lodge Estate
(comprising c.1495 Acres) lies in the
Suffolk hundred of Blackbourn.
This Hundred is sometimes refered to as Giltcross.
Brumstead, Catfield,
East Ruston, Happisburgh (or Hasbro'),
Hempstead (near Stalham), Hickling, Horsey-next-the-Sea,
Ingham, Lessingham, Ludham, Palling-near-the-Sea (or Sea Palling),
Potter Heigham, Stalham, Sutton, Walcott, Waxham.
Arminghall, Bixley, Bramerton, Caistor St.Edmunds,
Framingham Earl, Framingham Pigot,
Holverstone, Kirby Bedon,
Poringland Great (or East),
Poringland Little (or West), Rockland St. Mary,
Saxlingham-Nethergate,
Saxlingham-Thorpe, Shottesham All Saints (Shotesham),
Shottesham St. Mary & St. Martin (Shotesham), Stoke Holy Cross,
Surlingham, Trowse (or Trowse Newton),
Whitlingham, Yelverton.
Bale (or Bathley), Bayfield, Blakeney, Bodham, Briningham, Brinton,
Briston, Cley-next-the-Sea, Edgefield, Glandford,
Gunthorpe, Hempstead (by Holt), Holt, Hunworth, Kelling, Langham,
Letheringsett, Melton Constable with Burgh Parva, Morston, Salthouse,
Saxlingham, Sharrington,
Stody, Swanton Novers, Thornage, Weybourne, Wiveton.
Further info can be found:
- Norfolk Record Society; 1
- Calender of Frere mss.: hundred of Holt; Muster roll:
hundred of North Greenhoe, circa 1523 [and] Norwich
subscriptions to the voluntary gift of 1662
1931[Norwich: ]
- Dew, Walton N.
- The monumental inscriptions in the hundred of Holt, in the
county of Norfolk; edited by W. Rye
1885[Norwich: Goose]
Bracon Ash, Colney, Cringleford, Dunston, East Carlton (East Carleton),
Flordon, Great Melton (or Melton Magna), Hethel,
Hethersett, Intwood, Keswick, Ketteringham,
Little Melton (or Melton Parva), Markshall,
Mulbarton, Newton Flotman, Swainsthorpe, Swardeston, Wreningham.
Brandon(SFK), Santon Downham(SFK),
Thetford St. Cuthbert (part), Thetford St. Peter (part).
Note that approximately 100 acres of the 2 Thetford parishes lie in
Shropham hundred and the rest lie in this hundred which is in
the county of Suffolk.
Beeston All Saints, Beetley,
Brisley, Colkirk, East Bilney,
Dillington (hamlet of East Dereham parish - rest is
in Mitford), East Lexham,
Gateley, Great Dunham, Great Fransham,
Gressenhall, Hoe, Horningtoft, Kempston,
Litcham, Little Bittering, Little Dunham, Little Fransham, Longham,
Mileham, North Elmham, Oxwick, Pattesley, Rougham,
Scarning, Stanfield, Swanton Morley, Tittleshall,
Weasenham All Saints, Weasenham St. Peter, Wellingham, Wendling,
West Lexham, Whissonsett, Worthing.
Further info can be found:
- Carthew, George Alfred
- The hundred of Launditch and deanery of Brisley, in the
county of Norfolk: evidences and topographical notes.
3 volumes.
1877-1879[Norwich: Miller & Leavins]
Alpington, Ashby, Bedingham,
Broome, Carleton St. Peter, Chedgrave,
Claxton, Ditchingham, Hardley, Hedenham,
Hellington, Kirstead, Langley, Loddon, Mundham, Seething,
Sisland, Thurton, Thwaite St. Mary, Topcroft, Woodton.
Cranworth, East Dereham (all except Dillington which is in
Launditch), East Tuddenham,
Garvestone, Hardingham, Hockering,
Letton, Mattishall, Mattishall Burgh,
North Tuddenham, Reymerston, Shipdham, Southburgh (Southbergh),
Thuxton, Westfield, Whinbergh (Whinburgh), Wood Rising, Yaxham.
Attleborough, Besthorpe, Brettenham, Bridgham,
East Wretham, Eccles, Great Ellingham, Hargham,
Hockham, Illington, Kilverstone, Larling,
New Buckenham, Old Buckenham, Rockland All Saints, Rockland St. Andrew,
Roudham, Shropham, Snetterton,
Thetford St. Cuthbert (part), Thetford St. Mary,
Thetford St. Peter (part),
West Wretham, Wilby.
Further info can be found:
- Bryant, Thomas Hugh
- The churches of Norfolk: Hundred of Shropham
1913[Norwich: Norwich Mercury under the auspices of the Norfolk
and Norwich Archaeological Society]
Note that for two of the Thetford parishes -
- c. 50 acres of Thetford St. Peter lie in this hundred.
- c. 50 acres including Ford Place (formerley extra parochial)
of Thetford St. Cuthbert lie in this hundred.
and the rest are in the Suffolk hundred of Lackford.
This also contains one parish (Ingoldisthorpe) on its own on the south edge
of Docking hundred.
The original parishes of this Hundred are marked(S). The others come
from the inclusion of the Docking Hundred.
Barwick, Bircham Newton, Bircham Tofts, Brancaster,
Choseley (ex. par), Docking, Fring,
Great Bircham, Great Ringstead(S), Heacham(S), Holme-next-the-Sea(S),
Hunstanton(S), Ingoldisthorpe(S), Sedgeford(S), Shernborne, Snettisham,
Stanhoe(S), Thornham, Titchwell.
Attlebridge, Beeston St. Andrew, Catton, Crostwick, Drayton, Felthorpe,
Frettenham, Hainford, Hellesdon (part of, the hamlet of Hellesdon is in
Norwich), Horsford,
Horsham St. Faith's, Horstead with Stanninghall,
Newton St. Faith's, Rackheath,
Salhouse, Spixworth, Sprowston, Taverham, Wroxham.
Ashmanhaugh, Bacton, Barton Turf,
Beeston St. Lawrence, Bradfield, Crostwight,
Dilham, Edingthorpe, Felmingham, Honing, Horning,
Hoveton St. John, Hoveton St. Peter,
Irstead, Neatishead, North Walsham,
Paston, Ridlington, Sco-Ruston (or South Ruston),
Sloley, Smallburgh, Swafield, Tunstead, Westwick,
Witton (near North Walsham), Worstead.
Further info can be found:
- Rye, Walter
- The monumental inscriptions in the hundred of Tunstead, in
the county of Norfolk
1891[Norwich: Goose]
Acle, Beighton, Fishley, Halvergate, Hemblington, Moulton,
Ranworth-with-Panxworth, Reedham,
South Walsham St. Lawrence, South Walsham St. Mary, Tunstall,
Upton, Wickhampton, Woodbastwick.
Ashill, Breccles (Breckles), Carbrooke, Caston, Griston,
Little Ellingham, Merton, Ovington,
Rockland St. Peter, Saham Toney, Scoulton, Stow-Bedon, Thompson,
Threxton, Tottington, Watton.
All Saints, Earlham St. Mary, Eaton St. Andrew, Heigham,
Hellesdon (hamlet only, rest in Taverham),
Lakenham,
St. Andrew,
St. Augustus,
St. Benedict,
St. Clement,
St. Edmund,
St. Etheldred,
St. George Colegate,
St. George Tombland,
St. Giles,
St. Gregory,
St. Helen,
St. James (inc. hamlet of Pockthorpe),
St. John Maddermarket,
St. John (de) Sepulchre,
St. John Timberhill,
St. Julian,
St. Lawrence,
St. Margaret,
St. Martin-at-Oak,
St. Martin-at-Palace,
St. Mary-at-Coslany,
St. Mary-in-the-Marsh,
St. Michael-at-Coslany (St. Miles),
St. Michael-at-Plea,
St. Michael-at-Thorn,
St. Paul,
St. Peter Hungate,
St. Peter Mancroft,
St. Peter-per-Mountergate (Parmentergate),
St. Peter Southgate,
St. Saviour,
St. Simon & St. Jude,
St. Stephen,
St. Swithin,
Thorpe Episcopi (Thorpe St Andrew),
and the following area - Liberty of the Town Close,
and the hamlets of Trowse Millgate, Carrow & Bracondale.
End of Hundred descriptions
and their constituent parishes in the year 1834 :-
King's Lynn All Saints (South Lynn), King's Lynn St. Margaret.
Note that the Borough by 1880 also included 284 acres of Gaywood and
144 acres of North Lynn.
Thetford St. Cuthbert, Thetford St. Mary,
Thetford St. Peter.
See note under Shropham hundred and Lackford hundred which shows
that this Borough was actually contained in two separate hundreds
prior to 1834.
Great Yarmouth (inc. Southtown which was added in 1681 even though
it was in Suffolk).
Note that the area covered by the Borough of Yarmouth changed
over time so that by 1883 it also included Gorleston.
