Norfolk: Bintry

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Bintry is about 8 miles N.N.E. of East Dereham.
The name is also found as Bintree, and both spellings may be found in the same document.

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

The parish is in the Deanery of Sparham, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
The parish church is dedicated to St Swithin.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church Records

Parish Register Transcripts: Baptisms 1686-1812, Banns 1754-1825, Marriages 1686-1812 and Burials 1686-1812.
[Parish Register Transcription Society, Dart Series, 2000?]
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), Bintry was in Mitford and Launditch Registration District.

Description and Travel

Bintry Mill: Description, history and pictures.

Gazetteers and Directories

Bintry is in Eynsford hundred.

Land and Property

Inclosure: See Twyford.

Maps

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

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Bintry became part of the Mitford and Launditch Union, and the workhouse was at Gressenhall.

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 35 58 278

1811 37 56 263

1821 38 73 333

1831 81 81 412

1841 80 -- 409

1851 85 -- 410

Year Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 90 -- 406

1871 91 102 399

1881 88 88 507

1891 85 86 378

1901 86 86 324

1911 -- 88 603

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.

1911 Census: "The large increase in the population of Bintree Civil Parish is attributed to the establishment of the Watt's Naval Training School."

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