Norfolk: Great Bircham
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Great Bircham is about 10 miles W. of Fakenham.
It is sometimes known as Bircham St Mary.
See also Bircham Newton
and Bircham Tofts.
Cemeteries
See Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries
Census
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the
Deanery of Heacham, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both
before and after this date.
- The parish church is dedicated to St Mary.
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Nearby Churches of all denominations.
Church History
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Description, pictures, bells, etc.
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Picture of the church.
- Yaxley, David
- The Old Rectory, Great Bircham.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society,
in "Norfolk Archaeology" vol.37, 1980]
Church Records
- Marriages 1669-1837
- See Phillimore's Marriage Registers, Volume 12.
- Marriages
- These are included in
Boyd's Marriage Index.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
Civil Registration
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837
and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Great Bircham was in
Docking Registration District.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
- Great Bircham Post Mill
- Description and history.
- Great Bircham Tower Mill
- Description, history and picture.
- Great Bircham Windmill
- Pictures and short history.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Historical Geography
Great Bircham is in Smithdon Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Smithdon Hundred
- Description of Smithdon Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
Land and Property
- Great Britain: Statute
- Great Bircham Land Exchanges and Inclosure Act, 1739.
An act for confirming and establishing an exchange, agreed
upon by the lord of the manor and the rector of the parish
church of Great Bircham in the county of Norfolk; and for
promoting and facilitating an inclosure, intended to be made
of divers commons, common pasture and waste grounds, lying in
the said parish of Great Bircham.
[1739]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property
Maps
- Modern and Historical Maps
- Maps of the parish.
Military Records
- Roll of Honour
- World Wars 1 and 2.
- Roll of Honour - War Graves in the Churchyard
- World Wars 1 and 2.
- War Graves at Great Bircham
- Some of the people were from Bircham Newton airfield.
Names, details, pictures, plan of graves, etc.
This is a link to an archived copy.
- Hillman, Brian and Beynon, John
- The British, Commonwealth and German War Graves in St Mary's
Churchyard, Great Bircham.
[King's Lynn, 2002]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records
Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc
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 | 36 | 68 | 325 |
1811 | 40 | 68 | 330 |
1821 | 72 | 76 | 398 |
1831 | 78 | 90 | 451 |
1841 | 92 | -- | 511 |
1851 | 90 | -- | 503 |
|
Year |
Inhabited Houses |
Families |
Population |
1861 | 86 | -- | 489 |
1871 | 100 | 124 | 484 |
1881 | 99 | 112 | 460 |
1891 | 94 | 96 | 392 |
1901 | 96 | 98 | 368 |
1911 | -- | 93 | 366 |
|
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.
Voting Registers
See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers
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April 2006