Norfolk: Acle

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Acle is about 11 miles east of Norwich.

Cemeteries

Inscriptions in the churchyard of Acle.: See Swafield

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

The parish is in the deanery of Blofield, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
The parish church is dedicated to St Edmund, King and Martyr.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Edmund, King and Martyr: Picture, description, events, etc.
Methodist Church: Address, minister, picture, etc.

Church Records

Acle Marriages 1664-1812: See Phillimore's Marriage Registers, Volume 1.

Description and Travel

Acle Parish Pages: Description, history, pictures, businesses, news, events, etc.
Pictures of old Acle: From the Frith Collection.
Acle Society: A Guide to Acle.
[Acle Society, 1986]

Gazetteers and Directories

Acle is in Walsham hundred.

1883: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk

Historical Geography

Nowhere, an area of salt marshes near Great Yarmouth, is a detached portion of the parish.

History

Grint, Brian: An Acle Chronicle.
[ISBN 0946148392, Poppyland, 1989]

Land and Property

Great Britain: Statute: Acle Inclosure Act, 1797.
An act for dividing, allotting and inclosing the arable lands, intermixed pastures, commons and waste grounds within the parish of Acle, in the county of Norfolk.
[1797]

Maps

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Blofield Registration District, 1836
Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish and nearby places.

Military Records

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Acle became part of the Blofield Union, and the workhouse was at Lingwood.

Population

These figures are from the population tables which were produced after the 10-yearly national censuses. The "Families" heading includes families and separate occupiers.

Year   Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1801 114 114 600

1811 124 124 671

1821 136 139 698

1831 159 174 820

1841 177   -- 864

1851 180   -- 816

Year   Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 197   -- 926

1871 204 204 930

1881 207 216 915

1891 212 213 933

1901 206 209 846

1911   -- 237 942

There may be more people living in detached parts of the parish (if there were any) and, if so, the number may or may not be included in the figures above. It is quite difficult to be sure from the population tables.

1851 and 1861 Censuses
"Parts of the following Parishes in the South Walsham Subdistrict, are situate in the Marshes at distances varying from two to seven miles from the respective villages: South Walsham St. Lawrence, Upton, Acle, Halvergate, Tunstall, Wickhampton, Freethorpe, and Reedham."

1901 Census
"Including Damgate."

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