Norfolk: Hindolveston

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Hindolveston is about 8 miles S. of Holt.
The name is pronounced as Hilveston.

Cemeteries

Old Church of St George: Transcriptions and photographs of gravestones in the churchyard.
Not all gravestones may be included, even when a site is marked as complete, for example when stones are not legible enough to be photographed.

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Sparham, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date.
Until 1857 it had been in the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich.
The parish church is dedicated to St George the Martyr.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Craske, David; and Lord, John Fairbourne: A Brief History of Hindolveston St George.
To commemorate the centenary of the collapse of old St George's church, Hindolveston, 1892-1992.
[Albion Graphics, 1992?]
Church of St George: Description and pictures.
Old Church of St George: Description and pictures.
Church of St George: Services, etc.

Church Records

Parish Register Transcripts: Baptisms 1813-1880
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), Hindolveston was in Aylsham Registration District.

Description and Travel

Hindolveston Post Mill: Description, history and map.
Hindolveston Tower Mill: Description, history and pictures.

Directories

Historical Geography

Hindolveston is in Eynsford Hundred.

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

Land and Property

Great Britain. Inclosure Commissioners: Statement of Claims: Hindolveston (73), Swanton Novers (26), and Wood Norton.
Drawn up in pursuance of the Act of Inclosure, 1811.
[1811]
Great Britain: Statute: Hindolveston, Swanton Novers and Wood Norton Inclosure Act, 1811.
An act for inclosing lands in the parishes of Hindolveston, Swanton Novers, and Wood Norton, in the county of Norfolk.
[1811]

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

Roll of Honour: World War 1.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Hindolveston became part of the Aylsham Union, and the workhouses were at Buxton and Oulton. These were replaced by a new workhouse at Aylsham in 1849.

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	134	--	621
1811	97	136	656
1821	159	160	756
1831	123	175	797
1841	174	--	839
1851	168	--	748

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	164	--	705
1871	160	167	676
1881	153	154	651
1891	147	147	613
1901	146	146	619
1911	--	142	630

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.

1851 Census: "To the demolition of some cottages, and the uninhabited state of others, is ascribed a decrease of population since 1841, in the Parish of Hindolveston."

Other population figures

Population in 1831

Voting Registers

See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers

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