Norfolk: Buckenham Tofts

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Buckenham Tofts is about 8 miles N. of Thetford.
It is also known as Buckenham near Tofts, Buckingham near Tofts and Buckenham Parva.
See also Buckenham (Ferry), New Buckenham and Old Buckenham.

Cemeteries

See Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Cranwich, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
The parish church was dedicated to St Andrew but the ruins were cleared in about 1820.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church Records

Farrow, Charles W.: The Parish Registers of Norfolk: West Tofts with Buckenham Tofts, 1705-1837, transcribed and indexed.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Genealogical Society, monograph series no.21, 1987]
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), Buckenham Tofts was in Swaffham Registration District.

Description and Travel

Buckenham Tofts Water Mill: Description, history and pictures.

Gazetteers and Directories

Buckenham Tofts is in Grimshoe hundred.

Maps

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Swaffham Registration District, 1836
Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish and nearby places.

Military History

In 1942 the Stanford Training Area (Stanta) was established, and the villages of Buckenham Tofts, Langford, Stanford, Sturston, Tottington and West Tofts were evacuated.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Buckenham Tofts became part of the Swaffham Union, and the workhouse was at Swaffham.

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   4   4 24

1811   5   6 34

1821   6   6 29

1831 10 10 51

1841 12 -- 77

1851 11 -- 54

Year   Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 12 -- 60

1871 14 15 64

1881 13 13 49

1891   8 11 43

1901 10 10 42

1911 -- 11 54

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.

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