Norfolk: Felthorpe

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Felthorpe is about 7 miles N.N.W. of Norwich.

Cemeteries

Church of St Margaret: Transcriptions and photographs of gravestones in the churchyard.
Not all gravestones may be included, even when a site is marked as complete, for example when stones are not legible enough to be photographed.
Church of St Margaret: Transcriptions and photographs of gravestones in the churchyard.
Not all gravestones may be included, even when a site is marked as complete, for example when stones are not legible enough to be photographed.
Baptist Church: Transcriptions and photographs of gravestones in the churchyard.
Not all gravestones may be included, even when a site is marked as complete, for example when stones are not legible enough to be photographed.

Census

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Taverham, 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 Margaret.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Butler-Stoney, Richard: The Church of St Margaret, Felthorpe.
[Church Tours, Typescript in Norwich Local Studies Library, 1988]
Church of St Margaret: Description and pictures.
Church of St Margaret: Services, etc.

Church Records

Parish Register Transcripts: Baptisms 1712-1900, Banns 1754-1900, Marriages 1715-1900 and Burials 1723-1900.
[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), Felthorpe was in St Faith's Registration District.

Description and Travel

Checkland, Madeline A.: Felthorpe through the ages.
[1980s]
Felthorpe Parish Council: News, councillors, meetings, minutes, etc.
Felthorpe Mill Farm Post Mill: Description, history and pictures.
Felthorpe Mill Hill Post Mill: Description, history and picture.
Felthorpe Water Mill: Description, history and pictures.

Directories

Historical Geography

Felthorpe is in Taverham Hundred.

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

Land and Property

Great Britain: Statute: Felthorpe Inclosure Act, 1777.
An act for dividing, allotting and inclosing the dole or heath lands, commons and waste grounds within the parish of Felthorpe, in the county of Norfolk.
[1777]

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

See Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Felthorpe became part of the St Faith's Union, and the workhouse was at Horsham St Faith.

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	53	62	289
1811	47	67	336
1821	53	79	370
1831	101	101	502
1841	110	--	574
1851	116	--	565

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	121	--	514
1871	120	120	521
1881	106	110	463
1891	100	111	400
1901	97	97	404
1911	--	91	356

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: "ST. FAITHS. The decrease of population in most of the parishes comprised in the District of St. Faiths is attributed to the migration of labourers and their families to the manufacturing districts."

Voting Registers

See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers

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