Norfolk: Briston

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Briston is about 4 miles S. of Holt.
See also Brinton and Brisley.

Cemeteries

The Monumental Inscriptions in the Hundred of Holt (Walter Rye).: The parishes covered include Briston.
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 All Saints.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of All Saints: Description and pictures.
Church of All Saints: Minister, services, address, picture, etc.

Church Records

Circuit Register Transcripts: Briston Primitive Methodist Circuit: Baptisms 1845-1880
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), Briston was in Erpingham Registration District.

Description and Travel

Bunn, Rhoda: Melton Constable, Briston and district: A portrait in old picture postcards.
[ISBN 1870708636, S.B. Publications, 1991]
Bunn, Rhoda: Melton Constable, Briston and district: A further portrait in old picture postcards.
[ISBN 1904136133, Wymondham, 1990s?]
Briston Mill Lane East Post Mill: Description, history and map.
Briston Mill Lane West Post Mill: Description, history and maps.

Directories

Historical Geography

Briston 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

See 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.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Briston became part of the Erpingham Union, and the workhouses were at Gimingham and Sheringham. These were replaced by a new workhouse at West Beckham in 1850.

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	175	175	750
1811	176	176	777
1821	201	201	789
1831	224	236	1037
1841	222	--	963
1851	232	--	996

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	232	--	931
1871	212	226	882
1881	210	210	855
1891	255	258	1110
1901	309	315	1400
1911	--	323	1392

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.

1845 White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk: "It had 1037 inhabitants in 1831, but only 963 in 1841. This decrease was occasioned by more than 150 paupers being sent to Canada, at the expense of the principal parishioners and land owners, from 1831 to 1836."
1901 Census: "Including Horsehoe [sic] Common."

Voting Registers

See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers

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