Norfolk: Hales

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Modern and Historical Maps of this Parish.

Hales is about 11 miles S.E. of Norwich.

Cemeteries

Church of St Margaret: Transcriptions of gravestones in the churchyard.

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Brooke, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
The parish church is dedicated to St Margaret.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Margaret: Description and pictures.
Church of St Margaret: Description, history and pictures.
Church of St Margaret: Wall paintings in the church.
Redundant Churches Fund: Guide to the Church of St Margaret, Hales.
[London, Redundant Churches Fund, RCF guides, series 2, no.2, 1980]
Churches Conservation Trust: St Margaret's Church, Hales, Norfolk.
[London, Churches Conservation Trust, 1996]

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), Hales was in Loddon and Clavering Registration District.

Description and Travel

Hales Tower Mill: Description, history and pictures.

Directories

Historical Geography

Hales is in Clavering hundred.

Land and Property

Hales Hospital: See Heckingham.

Maps

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

Military Records

Roll of Honour: World Wars 1 and 2.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Hales became part of the Loddon and Clavering Union, and the workhouse was at Heckingham.

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 23 25 131

1811 23 33 154

1821 49 50 252

1831 37 66 314

1841 67 -- 302

1851 75 -- 324

Year Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 75 -- 315

1871 72 79 305

1881 70 74 265

1891 69 69 289

1901 63 63 278

1911 -- 66 289

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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