Norfolk: Gunthorpe

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Gunthorpe is about 4 miles S.W. of Holt.

Cemeteries

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

Church History

Church of St Mary the Virgin: Description and pictures.
Church of St Mary the Virgin: Services, etc.
Steffens, R.J.; Haward, Birkin; and Blatchly, John: The church of St Mary, Gunthorpe, Norfolk: a brief guide.
[Gunthorpe, The Church, 1977]

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), Gunthorpe was in Walsingham Registration District.

Description and Travel

Gunthorpe Post Mill: Description and history.

Directories

Historical Geography

Gunthorpe 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

Gunthorpe Hall: Picture of the hall.
Great Britain. Inclosure Commissioners: Statement of claims (40): Gunthorpe.
Drawn up in pursuance of the Act of Inclosure, 1829.
[1829]
Great Britain: Statute: Gunthorpe Inclosure Act, 1829.
An act for inclosing lands within the parish of Gunthorpe in the county of Norfolk: 22rd May 1829.
[London, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1829]

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

Roll of Honour: World War 1.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Gunthorpe became part of the Walsingham Union, and the workhouse was at Great Snoring.

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	30	33	292
1811	54	54	278
1821	64	64	317
1831	70	73	316
1841	79	--	334
1851	66	--	281

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	62	--	249
1871	66	71	247
1881	56	58	221
1891	59	59	213
1901	57	57	212
1911	--	51	215

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

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