Norfolk: Baconsthorpe

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Baconsthorpe is about 3 miles east south east of Holt.

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The parish is in the deanery of Ingworth, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Mary.: Pictures of the church.
Church of St Mary.: Plan of the church, 1870.
Youngs, Richard: St Mary's Church, Baconsthorpe, history and guide.
[Church Tours, 1996]

Church Records

Archdeacon's Transcripts: Baconsthorpe (Bapt 1710-1812, Mar 1710-1812, Bur 1710-1812).
See Bodham
Parish Register Transcripts: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials.

Gazetteers and Directories

Baconsthorpe is in South Erpingham hundred.

Land and Property

Baconsthorpe Castle: Pictures of the castle.
Dallas, Carolyn and Sherlock, David: Baconsthorpe Castle, excavations and finds, 1951-1972.
[East Anglian Archaeology, report no.102, 2002]
Rigold, Stuart Eborall: Baconsthorpe Castle, Norfolk.
[ISBN 0116703423, London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1966]
[Reprinted 1981]

Maps

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

Names, Personal

Heydon: See Norfolk People and Families

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Baconsthorpe became part of the Erpingham Union, and the workhouses were at Gimingham and Sheringham. These were replaced by a new workhouse at West Beckham in 1850.

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 47 52 239

1811 45 57 218

1821 48 60 246

1831 65 65 333

1841 63 -- 326

1851 66 -- 333

Year Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 67 -- 328

1871 73 75 307

1881 70 77 293

1891 71 72 295

1901 70 70 263

1911 -- 73 300

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.

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