Norfolk: Bale

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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

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Holt, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date.
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 Post Mill: Short description.

Directories

Historical Geography

Bale is in Holt Hundred.

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Holt Hundred
Description of Holt Hundred: 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk

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

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

See Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records

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."

Other population figures

Population in 1831

Voting Registers

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