Norfolk: Bixley
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Bixley is about 2 miles S.E. of Norwich.
Cemeteries
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Census
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Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the
Deanery of Brooke, 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 Wandragesilius the Abbot.
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Nearby Churches of all denominations.
Church History
- Church of St Wandragesilius
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Wandragesilius
- Services, etc.
- Fenn, Leslie
- Church of St Wandregesilius, Bixley.
[Bixley, The Church, 1990s]
Church Records
- Marriages
- These are included in
Boyd's Marriage Index.
They are not included in Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
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), Bixley was in
Henstead Registration District.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
- Bixley Parish Council
- Councillor, committees, etc.
- Bixley Post Mill
- Description.
- Bixley Smock Mill
- Description and history.
- Bixley Tower Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Historical Geography
Bixley is in Henstead Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Henstead Hundred
- Description of Henstead Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
Land and Property
- Inclosure
- See Arminghall
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property
Maps
- Modern and Historical Maps
- Maps of the parish.
Military Records
See 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 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
1811 | 10 | 10 | 55 |
1821 | 22 | 22 | 107 |
1831 | 20 | 20 | 84 |
1841 | 21 | -- | 110 |
1851 | 30 | -- | 128 |
|
Year |
Inhabited Houses |
Families |
Population |
1861 | 31 | -- | 161 |
1871 | 32 | 32 | 151 |
1881 | 33 | 35 | 160 |
1891 | 29 | 29 | 133 |
1901 | 33 | 33 | 159 |
1911 | -- | 34 | 158 |
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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
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