Norfolk: Hassingham

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Hassingham is about 9 miles E.S.E. of Norwich.
The name may also be spelled Hasingham.
See also Great Massingham and Little Massingham.

Cemeteries

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Census

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Blofield, 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.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Mary: Description and pictures.
Church of St Mary: Services, description and picture.
Church of St Mary: Pictures of the church.

Church Records

Archdeacons' Transcripts or Bishop's Transcripts: Burials
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), Hassingham was in Blofield Registration District.

Description and Travel

Strumpshaw, Buckenham and Hassingham: Description and pictures.

Directories

Historical Geography

Hassingham is in Blofield Hundred.

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Blofield Hundred
Description of Blofield Hundred: 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk

Land and Property

Great Britain: Statute: Cantley and Hassingham Inclosure and Drainage Act, 1800.
An act for dividing, allotting, and inclosing, the commons and waste grounds within the parishes of Cantley and Hassingham, in the county of Norfolk, and for draining and preserving the same, and also certain marsh lands within the same parishes, 25th March 1800.
[London, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1800]

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

See Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Hassingham became part of the Blofield Union, and the workhouse was at Lingwood.

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	20	112
1811	18	19	100
1821	21	21	103
1831	24	28	140
1841	21	--	104
1851	23	--	127

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	23	--	118
1871	21	23	116
1881	22	22	104
1891	20	20	122
1901	20	20	106
1911	--	21	103

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

1734-1865: People in voting registers

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