Norfolk: Edgefield

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Edgefield is about 3 miles S. of Holt.

Cemeteries

The Monumental Inscriptions in the Hundred of Holt (Walter Rye).: The parishes covered include Edgefield.
See Thornage

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Holt, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date.
The parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Peter and St Paul: Description and pictures.
Church of St Peter and St Paul: Description, picture, services, etc.
Cotton, Simon and Tricker, Roy: Church of St Peter and St Paul, Edgefield.
[Holt, Norfolk Churches Trust, 1970s]
Marcon, Canon W.H., Rector of Edgefield.: The Reminiscences of a Norfolk Parson.
[Holt, Rounce and Wortley, 1934]
Former Church of St Peter and St Paul: Description and pictures of the ruins.

Church Records

Archdeacons' Transcripts: Baptisms 1730-1812, Marriages 1730-1812 and Burials 1730-1812.
[Parish Register Transcription Society, Dart Series, 2000?]
Bishop's Transcripts: Baptisms.
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), Edgefield was in Erpingham Registration District.

Description and Travel

Edgefield Water Mill: Description, history and pictures.
Edgefield Post Mill: Description, history and maps.
Edgefield Early Post Mill: Description and history.
Edgefield Smock Mill: Description and history.

Directories

Historical Geography

Edgefield is in Holt Hundred.

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Holt Hundred
Description of Holt Hundred: 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk

Land and Property

Great Britain. Inclosure Commissioners: Statement of claims (48): Edgefield.
Drawn up in pursuance of the Act of Inclosure, 1812.
[1812]
Great Britain: Statute: Edgefield Inclosure Act, 1812.
An act for inclosing lands in the parish of Edgefield, in the county of Norfolk: 5th May 1812.
[London, Luke Hansard and Sons, printers, 1812]

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

Roll of Honour: World War 1.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Edgefield became part of the Erpingham Union, and the workhouses were at Gimingham and Sheringham. These were replaced by a new workhouse at West Beckham in 1850.

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	104	105	495
1811	118	118	531
1821	137	143	680
1831	160	167	774
1841	148	--	638
1851	147	--	664

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	148	--	624
1871	146	147	527
1881	120	121	479
1891	121	121	452
1901	117	117	433
1911	--	123	477

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.

1861 Census: "The decrease of population in the parish of Edgefield is attributed to the removal of a number of labourers who were employed in 1851 in clearing a large wood."
1901 Census: "Including Edgefield Green."

Voting Registers

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