Norfolk: Bowthorpe
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Bowthorpe is about 4 miles W. of Norwich.
See also Bawburgh.
and Earlham.
Cemeteries
See Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries
Census
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the
Deanery of Hingham, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both
before and after this date.
- The parish church was dedicated to St Michael, but it was in ruins
in the 18th century.
There is now an ecumenical church centre.
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Nearby Churches of all denominations.
Church History
- Bowthorpe Church Centre
- Ecumenical Church Centre.
Services, history, organisations, etc.
- Church of St Michael
- Description and pictures of the ruins.
- Bowthorpe Church Centre
- Description and pictures.
- Bowthorpe Church Centre
- Services, etc.
- Beazley, Olwen; and Ayers, Brian S.
- Two Medieval Churches in Norfolk.
Excavations at St Martin at Palace Church, Norwich and
St Michael's Church, Bowthorpe.
[ISBN 0905594339, Gressenhall, Norfolk Museums and Archaeology
Service, East Anglian Archaeology report no.96, 2001]
- Methodist Church
- Minister, services, picture, etc.
Follow the link to the home page, then search for the church.
Church Records
- Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or 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), Bowthorpe was in
Forehoe Registration District.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
- Bowthorpe News
- For Clover Hill, Chapel Break and Three Score.
- Simpson, Ray
- Bowthorpe: a community's beginnings.
[ISBN 0950850403, Norwich, Open Door Publications, 1982]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Historical Geography
Bowthorpe is in Forehoe Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Forehoe Hundred
- Description of Forehoe Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
Land and Property
- Jessopp, Augustus
- Bowthorpe Hall: a paper read at the excursion meeting,
Sept. 20, 1877.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society,
in "Norfolk Archaeology" vol.8, 1879]
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 | 52 | 53 | 268 |
1811 | 59 | 59 | 330 |
1821 | 84 | 88 | 456 |
1831 | 88 | 91 | 440 |
1841 | 4 | -- | 34 |
1851 | 5 | -- | 31 |
|
Year |
Inhabited Houses |
Families |
Population |
1861 | 4 | -- | 21 |
1871 | 10 | 10 | 65 |
1881 | 11 | 12 | 55 |
1891 | 10 | 10 | 58 |
1901 | 12 | 12 | 62 |
1911 | -- | 13 | 63 |
|
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.
- 1801, 1811, 1821 and 1831 Censuses
- The figures are for Bawburgh with Bowthorpe.
Voting Registers
See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers
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January 2016