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
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the
Deanery of Cranwich, 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 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.
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), Buckenham Tofts was in
Swaffham Registration District.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
- Buckenham Tofts Water Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Historical Geography
Buckenham Tofts is in Grimshoe Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Grimshoe Hundred
- Description of Grimshoe 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 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.
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 | 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.
Voting Registers
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Copyright © Pat Newby.
March 2009