Norfolk: Bale

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Modern and Historical Maps of this Parish.

Bale is about 4 miles W. of Holt.
It is also known as Bathley and Bailthley.

Cemeteries

The Monumental Inscriptions in the Hundred of Holt (Walter Rye).: The parishes covered include Bale.
See Thornage

Census

1831: Numbers of households, males, females, etc.
1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Holt, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
The parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of All Saints: Description and pictures.
Church of All Saints: Description and pictures.
Church of All Saints: Services, etc.

Church Records

Marriages: These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.

Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Bale was in Walsingham Registration District.

Description and Travel

Bale: Description and pictures.
Bale Oak: The great oak tree at Bale.
Bale Post Mill: Short description.

Gazetteers and Directories

Bale is in Holt hundred.

Land and Property

Great Britain. Inclosure Commissioners: Statement of claims (27): Bathley otherwise Bale.
Drawn up in pursuance of the Act of Inclosure, 1811.
[1811]
Great Britain: Statute: Bale Inclosure Act, 1811.
An act for inclosing lands in the parish of Bathley, otherwise Bale, in the county of Norfolk.
[1811]

Maps

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

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Bale became part of the Walsingham Union, and the workhouse was at Great Snoring.

Population

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

Year Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1801 33 33 195

1811 27 36 203

1821 50 55 265

1831 54 56 275

1841 50 -- 229

1851 56 -- 234

Year Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 50 -- 227

1871 51 53 215

1881 53 55 232

1891 50 50 239

1901 49 50 224

1911 -- 56 241

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.

1841 Census: "The decrease of population in Briningham and Bale (or Bathley) is attributed partly to the emigration of a number of persons about four years ago."

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