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.

If there is any further information about locations it can be found in:

Towns and Parishes
Poor Law Unions
Hundred descriptions:
- Directories-Whites 1845

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The approximate layout of the Hundreds in the county is as follows:

                             NORTH SEA

                       County of NORFOLK
                       __       ____
                ______/  \_____/    \_________                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

Blofield, Braydeston (or Bradeston), Brundall, Buckenham, Burlingham North, Burlingham South, Cantley, Freethorpe, Great Plumstead, Hasingham, Limpenhoe, Lingwood, Little Plumstead, Postwick, Southwood, Strumpshaw, Thorpe St. Andrew (or Thorpe-next-Norwich), Witton.

Brothercross

Burnham-Deepdale, Burnham-Norton, Burnham-Overy, Burnham Sutton-cum-Burnham Ulph, Burnham-Thorpe, Burnham-Westgate, North Creake, South Creake, Waterden.

Clackclose

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.

Clavering

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).

Depwade

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.

Diss

Bressingham, Burston, Dickleburgh, Diss, Fersfield, Frenze, Gissing, Roydon, 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]

Docking

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.

Earsham

Alburgh, Billingford, Brockdish, Denton, Earsham, Needham, Pulham St. Mary Magdalen (or Pulham Market), Pulham St. Mary-the-Virgin, Redenhall with Harleston, Rushall, Starston, Thorpe Abbotts, Wortwell.

East Flegg (see Flegg, East)

Erpingham, North

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, Mund(e)sley, 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".]

Erpingham, South

Alby, Aylsham, Baconsthorpe, Banningham, Banningham 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.

Eynesford

Alderford, Bawdeswell, Billingford, Bintree, 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.

Flegg, East

Caister next Yarmouth, Filby, Mautby, Ormesby St. Margaret, Ormesby St. Michael, Runham, Scratby, Stokesby with Herringby, Thrigby, Great Yarmouth.

Flegg, West

Ashby, Billockby, Burgh St. Margaret & St. Mary, Clippesby, East Somerton, Hemsby, Martham, Oby, Repps with Bastwick, Rollesby, Thurne (or Thirne), West Somerton, Winterton.

Forehoe

Barford, Barnham-Broom, Bawburgh, Bowthorpe, Brandon Parva, Carleton-Forehoe, Colton, Costessey (or Cossey), Coston, Crownthorpe, Deopham, Easton, Hackford, Hingham, Honingham, Kimberley, Marlingford, Morley St. Botolph, Morley St. Peter, Runhall, Welborne, Wicklewood, Wramplingham, Wymondham.

Freebridge

Originally contained Freebridge-Lynn and Freebridge-Marshland and was known as "Freebridge Hundred and a Half".

Freebridge-Lynn

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, Sandringham, Setchey, South Wootton, West Bilney, West Newton, West Winch, West Acre, Wolferton (or Wolverton).

Freebridge-Marshland

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. Germans,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]

Gallow

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, Testerton, Toftrees, West Barsham, West Rainham (or Rainham St. Margaret), West Rudham.

Greenhoe, North

Barney, Binham, Cockthorpe, Egmere, Field Dalling, Great Snoring, Great Walsingham, Hindringham, Holkham, Houghton-in-the-Dale (or Houghton St. Giles/in-the-Hole), Little Walsingham, Quarles, Stiffkey, Thursford, Warham All Saints, Warham St. Mary, Wells-next-the-Sea, Wighton.

Greenhoe, South

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.

Grimshoe

Buckenham Tofts (or Buckenham Parva), Colveston, Cranwich, Croxton, 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.

Guiltcross

Banham, Blo' Norton, East Harling, Garboldisham, Gasthorpe, Kenninghall, North Lopham, Quidenham (Quiddenham), Riddlesworth, South Lopham, West Harling.

Happing

Brumstead, Catfield, East Ruston, Happisburgh (or Hasbro'), Hempstead, Hickling, Horsey-next-the-Sea, Ingham, Lessingham, Ludham, Palling-near-the-Sea, Potter Heigham, Stalham, Sutton, Walcott, Waxham.

Henstead

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, Shottesham St. Mary & St. Martin, Stoke Holy Cross, Surlingham, Trowse (or Trowse Newton), Whitlingham, Yelverton.

Holt

Bale (or Bathley), Bayfield, Blakeney, Bodham, Briningham, Brinton, Briston, Cley-next-the-Sea, Edgefield, Glandford, Gunthorpe, Hempstead, 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]

Humbleyard

Bracon Ash, Colney, Cringleford, Dunston, East Carlton, Flordon, Great Melton (or Melton Magna), Hethel, Hethersett, Intwood, Keswick, Ketteringham, Little Melton (or Melton Parva), Markshall, Mulbarton, Newton Flotman, Swainsthorpe, Swardeston, Wreningham.

Lackford

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.

Launditch

Beeston All Saints, Beetley, Brisley, Colkirk, East Bilney, East Dereham (part of, rest 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]

Loddon

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.

Mitford

Cranworth, East Dereham (part of, rest in Launditch), East Tuddenham, Garvestone, Hardingham, Hockering, Letton, Mattishall, Mattishall Burgh, North Tuddenham, Reymerston, Shipdham, South Burgh, Thuxton, Westfield, Whinbergh, Wood Rising, Yaxham.

North Erpingham (see Erpingham, North)

North Greenhoe (see Greenhoe, North)

Shropham

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.

Smithdon

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, Docking, Fring, Great Bircham, Great Ringstead(S), Heacham(S), Holme-next-the-Sea(S), Hunstanton(S), Ingoldisthorpe(S), Sedgeford(S), Shernborne, Snettisham, Stanhoe, Thornham, Titchwell.

South Erpingham (see Erpingham, South)

South Greenhoe (see Greenhoe, South)

Taverham

Attlebridge , Beeston St. Andrew, Catton, Crostwick, Drayton, Felthorpe, Frettenham, Hainford, Hellesdon (part of, rest in Norwich), Horsford, Horsham St. Faith's, Horstead with Stanninghall, Newton St. Faith's, Rackheath, Salhouse, Spixworth, Sprowston, Taverham, Wroxham.

Tunstead

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, Worstead.

Further info can be found:

Rye, Walter: The monumental inscriptions in the hundred of Tunstead, in the county of Norfolk
1891[Norwich: Goose]

Walsham

Acle, Beighton, Fishley, Halvergate, Hemblington, Moulton, Ranworth-with-Panxworth, Reedham, South Walsham St. Lawrence, South Walsham St. Mary, Tunstall, Upton, Wickhampton, Woodbastwick.

Wayland

Ashill, Breccles, Carbrooke, Caston, Griston, Little Ellingham, Merton, Ovington, Rockland St. Peter, Saham Toney, Scoulton, Stow-Bedon, Thompson, Threxton, Tottington, Watton.

West Flegg (see Flegg, West)

Norwich City and County of the City

All Saints, Earlham St. Mary, Eaton St. Andrew, Heigham, Hellesdon (part of, 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.

Norfolk Hundreds

East Flegg (see Flegg, East)

North Erpingham (see Erpingham, North)

North Greenhoe (see Greenhoe, North)

South Erpingham (see Erpingham, South)

South Greenhoe (see Greenhoe, South)

West Flegg (see Flegg, West)

End of Hundred descriptions