Norfolk: Deopham

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Deopham is about 5 miles W. of Wymondham.
It includes Deopham Green and Deopham Stallard.
The name may also be spelled Deepham.
It is pronounced as Deepam and as Deefam.

Cemeteries

Church of St Andrew: Transcriptions of gravestones in the churchyard.

Census

Church Directories

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

Church History

Church of St Andrew: Description and pictures.
Church of St Andrew: Description, services, etc.
Church of St Andrew: Plan of the church.
Deopham Green Methodist Church: Deopham Green Methodist Church: 1837-1987.
[Deopham, The Church, 1987]

Church Records

Parish Register Transcripts: Baptisms 1813-1880
Archdeacons' Transcripts or Bishop's Transcripts: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials.
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), Deopham was in Forehoe Registration District.

Description and Travel

History of Deopham: Description, history, pictures, churches, censuses, maps, airfield, schools, etc.
There is a lot of information here. Several links from this Genuki Norfolk page are direct links into relevant pages on this site.
Deopham and Hackford Parish Council: Councillors, meetings, minutes, etc.
Deopham Smock Mill: Description.
Deopham Tower Mill: Description, history and pictures.

Directories

Historical Geography

Deopham is in Forehoe hundred.

Land and Property

Great Britain: Statute: Deopham Inclosure Act, 1812.
An act for inclosing lands in the parish of Deopham, in the county of Norfolk.
[1812]
Allen, Richard: The parliamentary enclosure of Deopham, 1778-1814.
[Norfolk Archaeological and Historical Research Group, in "Bulletin of the Norfolk Archaeological and Historical Research Group", no.8, 1999]

Maps

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Forehoe Registration District, 1836
Maps of Deopham: From the 18th century.
Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish and nearby places.

Military History

Deopham Green Airfield: Description and pictures.
Deopham Green Airfield: Description and picture.
Deopham Green Airfield: Description and pictures.
Deopham Green Airfield: Description and pictures.
Deopham Green Airfield: Description and pictures.
Deopham Green Airfield: Pictures.

Military Records

War Memorial: World War 1.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1776 Deopham became part of the Forehoe Incorporation, and the workhouse was at Wicklewood.

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	56	78	352
1811	59	77	369
1821	68	100	471
1831	75	110	506
1841	107	---	525
1851	111	---	494

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	117	---	483
1871	100	114	462
1881	89	90	424
1891	93	93	395
1901	82	83	305
1911	---	91	341

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.

1901 Census: "Including Deopham Green, Deopham Stallard, and Low Common."

Schools

Schools in Deopham: Description and picture.

Voting Registers

See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers

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