Norfolk: Briningham

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Briningham is about 4 miles S.W. of Holt.

Cemeteries

The Monumental Inscriptions in the Hundred of Holt (Walter Rye).: The parishes covered include Briningham.
See Thornage

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Holt, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date.
The parish church is dedicated to St Maurice.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Maurice: Description and pictures.
Church of St Maurice: Services, etc.
Church of St Maurice: Picture of the church.

Church Records

Parish Register Transcripts: Baptisms 1813-1880
Archdeacons' Transcripts: Baptisms 1719-1812, Marriages 1749-1811 and Burials 1720-1812.
[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), Briningham was in Walsingham Registration District.

Description and Travel

Briningham Post Mill: Description, history and picture.
Briningham Belle Vue Smock Mill: Description, history and pictures.

Directories

Historical Geography

Briningham is in Holt Hundred.

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Holt Hundred
Description of Holt Hundred: 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk

Land and Property

Great Britain. Inclosure Commissioners: Statement of Claims: Briningham, Stody and Brinton.
Drawn up in pursuance of the Act of Inclosure, 1805.
21 claims for Stody only.
[1806]
Great Britain: Statute: Briningham, Stody and Brinton Inclosure Act, 1805.
An act for inclosing lands in the parishes of Briningham, Stody, and Brinton in the county of Norfolk.
[An independently printed edition of the act, 1805]

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

See Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Briningham became part of the Walsingham Union, and the workhouse was at Great Snoring.

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	51	51	228
1811	47	65	230
1821	54	54	282
1831	36	60	277
1841	52	--	243
1851	55	--	227

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	51	--	206
1871	52	55	212
1881	56	70	255
1891	56	55	237
1901	56	57	273
1911	--	51	220

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.

1841 Census: "The decrease of population in Briningham and Bale (or Bathley) is attributed partly to the emigration of a number of persons about four years ago."

Voting Registers

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