Norfolk: Gateley

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Gateley is about 5 miles S.E. of Fakenham.
The name may also be spelled Gately.

Cemeteries

Mid-Norfolk Family History Society: Memorial Inscriptions of the Church and Churchyard of St Helen, Gateley, Norfolk.
[Mid-Norfolk Family History Society, 1997]

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Brisley, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
The parish church is dedicated to St Helen.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Helen: Description, history and pictures.
Church of St Helen: Services, picture, etc.

Church Records

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), Gateley was in Mitford and Launditch Registration District.

Description and Travel

Gateley Post Mill: Short description.

Gazetteers and Directories

Gateley is in Launditch hundred.

Land and Property

Inclosure: See North Elmham.

Maps

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

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Gateley became part of the Mitford and Launditch Union, and the workhouse was at Gressenhall.

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 13 13   77

1811 16 16   92

1821 16 20 104

1831 20 22 120

1841 22 -- 129

1851 26 -- 138

Year   Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 28 -- 134

1871 32 36 158

1881 31 33 154

1891 31 32 155

1901 31 31 146

1911 -- 31 128

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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