Norfolk: Cockthorpe

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Modern and Historical Maps of this Parish.

Cockthorpe is about 7 miles W.N.W. of Holt.

Cemeteries

Blakeney Area Historical Society: Cockthorpe Churchyard - the monuments and monumental inscriptions.
[Blakeney Area Historical Society, The Glaven Historian, Vol 9, 2006]

Census

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Walsingham, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
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: Description and pictures.
Church of All Saints: Picture of the church.

Church Records

Parish Register Transcripts: Marriages.
Archdeacons' Transcripts: Baptisms 1764-1811, Marriages 1768-1802 and Burials 1765-1808.
[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), Cockthorpe was in Walsingham Registration District.

Description and Travel

See Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel

Gazetteers and Directories

Cockthorpe is in North Greenhoe hundred.

Maps

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

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Cockthorpe 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 4 6 32

1811 4 6 31

1821 4 6 32

1831 7 7 41

1841 8 -- 42

1851 6 -- 42

Year   Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861   7 -- 42

1871 10 10 51

1881 10 11 80

1891 11 13 67

1901 11 11 59

1911 -- 12 67

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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