Norfolk: Glandford

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Glandford is about 3 miles N.W. of Holt.
The name may also be spelled Glanford.
It is also known as Glandford with Bayfield and as Glandford cum Bayfield.
See also Bayfield.

Cemeteries

The Monumental Inscriptions in the Hundred of Holt (Walter Rye).: The parishes covered include Glandford.
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 Martin.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Martin: Description, history, incumbents, pictures, etc.
Church of St Martin: Description and pictures.
Church of St Martin: Services, etc.
Church of St Martin: Description and pictures.
Linnell, Charles Lawrence Scruton: St Martin's Church, Glandford.
With list of rectors.
[Cromer, Cheverton and Son, 1989?]

Church Records

Archdeacons' Transcripts: Baptisms 1687-1811, Marriages 1687-1735 and Burials 1697-1805.
[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), Glandford was in Erpingham Registration District.

Description and Travel

Glandford Shell Museum: Description and pictures.
Glandford Water Mill: Description, history and pictures.

Directories

Historical Geography

Glandford 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

History

Mellor, Derick: The Glaven Valley: Historical Jottings.
[Cromer, Cheverton and Son, 1989]
Mellor, Derick: The Glaven Valley: Further Historical Jottings.
(Compiled by Marjorie Missen).
[Blakeney?, 1994]

Land and Property

Inclosure: See Blakeney

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

See Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Glandford 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.

For some years the figures are combined for Glandford with Bayfield, while in other years they are given separately. Below, (B) means Bayfield only, and (G) means Glandford only.

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1801	2	2	17 (B)
	14	14	71 (G)
1811	14	14	68
1821	18	19	93
1831	11	21	102
1841	3	--	21 (B)
	17	--	81 (G)
1851	3	--	18 (B)
	18	--	94 (G)

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	4	--	30 (B)
	17	--	74 (G)
1871	24	24	107
1881	23	24	106
1891	23	24	100
1901	27	27	128
1911	--	27	133

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.

Voting Registers

See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers

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