Norfolk: Hedenham

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Hedenham is about 3 miles N.W. of Bungay (which is in Suffolk).
The name may also be spelled Heddenham.

Cemeteries

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Census

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Brooke, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date.
The parish church is dedicated to St Peter in some records, and to the Virgin Mary in others.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Peter: Description, services, picture, etc.
Church of St Peter: Description and pictures.
Church of St Peter: Services, etc.
Church of St Peter.: Picture of the church.

Church Records

Parish Registers: List of Surnames of People who come from other Parishes
(these people are often known as "Strays")
Marriages 1559-1812: See Phillimore's Marriage Registers, Volume 4.
Marriages: These are included in Boyd's Marriage Index.
Extracts from the parish registers: Legacy given by Elizabeth Richman in 1583.

Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Hedenham was in Loddon and Clavering Registration District.

Description and Travel

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Directories

Historical Geography

Hedenham is in Loddon Hundred.

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

History

Paget, Arthur Gordon Westwood: A short guide to the Church and Parish of Hedenham, Norfolk.
[Bungay, H.W. Short, 1936]

Land and Property

Great Britain. Inclosure Commissioners: Statement of claims: Earsham, Ditchingham and Hedenham.
Drawn up in pursuance of the Act of Inclosure, 1812.
[London, Luke Hansard and Sons, printers, 1812]
Great Britain: Statute: Earsham, Ditchingham and Hedenham Inclosure Act, 1812.
An act for inclosing lands in the parishes of Earsham, Ditchingham, and Edenham [Hedenham], in the county of Norfolk: 20th March 1812.
[London, Luke Hansard and Sons, printers, 1812]

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Hedenham became part of the Loddon and Clavering Union, and the workhouse was at Heckingham.
Charities
Summary published by Zachary Clark in 1811

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	43	55	273
1811	42	57	289
1821	59	62	283
1831	60	62	356
1841	58	--	272
1851	58	--	283

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	59	--	280
1871	57	57	269
1881	62	62	281
1891	54	59	228
1901	54	54	243
1911	--	53	212

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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