Norfolk: Bircham Newton

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Bircham Newton is about 11 miles west of Fakenham.
See also Great Bircham and Bircham Tofts.

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

The parish of Bircham Newton is in the deanery of Heacham, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
The parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church Records

Howlett, Richard (Editor): The Parish Register of Bircham Newton, from 1562 to 1743.
[Norwich, Walter Rye, 1888]
[Norwich, Agas H. Goose, 1888]
Marriages 1562-1837: See Phillimore's Marriage Registers, Volume 12.

Gazetteers and Directories

Bircham Newton is in Smithdon hundred.

Maps

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

Military History

Gunn, Peter B.: Bircham Newton: A Norfolk Airfield in War and Peace.
[ISBN 0-9542770-0-7, 2002]
Bircham Newton Control Tower: Description and pictures.

Military Records

See Great Bircham Military Records: Some of the war graves were of people from Bircham Newton airfield.
Names, details, pictures, plan of graves, etc.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Bircham Newton became part of Docking Union, and the workhouse was at Docking.

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 14 14   70

1811   9 18   74

1821 17 17   75

1831 21 26   95

1841 20 -- 107

1851 20 -- 114

Year   Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 20 -- 118

1871 22 28 110

1881 23 25 100

1891 23 23   85

1901 23 23   98

1911 -- 23   87

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