Norfolk: New Buckenham

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New Buckenham is about 7 miles N.N.W. of Diss.
See also Old Buckenham, Buckenham (Ferry) and Buckenham Tofts.

Cemeteries

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Census

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Rockland, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
The parish church is dedicated to St Martin.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Martin: Description and pictures.
Church of St Martin: Minister, services, etc.
Church of St Martin: Picture of the church.
Whitwham, Hugh: St Martin's, the Parish Church of New Buckenham, Norfolk.
[New Buckenham, The Church, 1980s]
New Buckenham Methodist Church: Minister, services, address, picture, etc.

Church Records

Parish Register Transcripts: Baptisms 1813-1880
New Buckenham Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Transcripts: Baptisms
New Buckenham Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Transcripts: Baptisms
Marriages: These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
Gray, Dr and Mrs Grimmer: Churchwardens' Accounts: New Buckenham, 16th-19th centuries.
[Card index in Norwich Local Studies Library]

Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1902 (and for the censuses of 1851 to 1901), New Buckenham was in Guiltcross Registration District.

This district was abolished on 1st April 1902 and, from then until 1930, New Buckenham was in Wayland Registration District for civil registration.

Description and Travel

New Buckenham: News, description, parish council, organisations, pictures, etc.
Banham, New Buckenham and Old Buckenham: News, events, description, organisations, maps, pictures, etc.
New Buckenham Post Mill: Description, history and map.

Gazetteers and Directories

New Buckenham is in Shropham hundred.

History

New Buckenham Society: New Buckenham, Norfolk, an appraisal.
[New Buckenham, The Society, 1999]
Rutledge, Paul: New Buckenham, a planned town at work 1530-1780.
[Norwich, Norfolk Archaeological and Historical Research Group, 2000]

Land and Property

Longcroft, Adam (editor): The Historic Buildings of New Buckenham.
[Journal of the Norfolk Historic Buildings Group, Vol.2, 2005]
The castle is in Old Buckenham.

Maps

Street map of New Buckenham: Roads, buildings, etc.
Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Guiltcross Registration District, 1836
Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish and nearby places.

Military Records

Roll of Honour: World Wars 1 and 2.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 New Buckenham became part of the Guiltcross Union, and the workhouse was at Kenninghall.

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 125 324 664

1811 127 136 656

1821 143 165 720

1831 163 170 795

1841 164 -- 716

1851 173 -- 766

Year Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 152 -- 656

1871 150 156 621

1881 144 151 548

1891 143 143 525

1901 126 126 516

1911 -- 132 487

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 Census: The number of families really is given as 324.
1841 Census: "The decrease of population in New Buckenham is partly attributable to persons having left the Parish in quest of employment."
1861 Census: "GUILTCROSS. The decrease of population in most of the parishes of this District is attributed partly to the migration of labourers to towns and manufacturing districts. In some parishes it has also been consequent upon the failure of hand-loom hemp-cloth weaving."

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