Norfolk: Gunthorpe

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Modern and Historical Maps of this Parish.

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.
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: Description and picture.
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: Description and pictures.
Gunthorpe Post Mill: Description and history.

Gazetteers and Directories

Gunthorpe is in Holt hundred.

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

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

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.

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