Norfolk: Hockham
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Hockham is about 7 miles N.E. of Thetford.
It is also known as Great Hockham.
Little Hockham was formerly a separate parish and is now a hamlet,
about 1 mile south.
See also Hockering,
Hockwold cum Wilton
and Holkham.
Cemeteries
See Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries
Census
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the
Deanery of Rockland, 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 the Holy Trinity.
The parish church of Little Hockham was dedicated to St Mary,
but there is now no trace of it.
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Nearby Churches of all denominations.
Church History
- Church of the Holy Trinity
- Description and pictures.
- Church of the Holy Trinity
- Services, etc.
- Simmons, R.W.H.
- Holy Trinity Church, Great Hockham.
[Great Hockham, The Church, 1980s]
Church Records
- Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's
Marriage Registers.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
Civil Registration
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837
and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Hockham was in
Wayland Registration District.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
- Great Hockham
- Description, history, pictures, maps, people, organisations,
businesses, etc.
- Great Hockham Post Mill
- Description.
- Great Hockham Smock Mill
- Description and history.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Historical Geography
Hockham is in Shropham Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Shropham Hundred
- Description of Shropham Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
History
- Davison, Alan J.
- Great Hockham - a village which has moved?
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society,
in "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.41, 1991]
- Davison, Alan J.
- Little Hockham
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society,
in "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.40, 1987]
Land and Property
- Kelly, Geoffrey Ian
- Brick Kiln Farm, Great Hockham: a history.
[2001]
- Great Hockham Fuel and Furze Trustees
- Great Hockham, Norfolk: fuel and furze allotment.
[1990s]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property
Maps
- Modern and Historical Maps
- Maps of the parish.
Military Records
- Roll of Honour
- World Wars 1 and 2.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records
Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc
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 | 64 | 70 | 350 |
1811 | 69 | 69 | 392 |
1821 | 83 | 123 | 525 |
1831 | 98 | 99 | 565 |
1841 | 115 | -- | 644 |
1851 | 133 | -- | 690 |
|
Year |
Inhabited Houses |
Families |
Population |
1861 | 133 | -- | 629 |
1871 | 123 | 128 | 547 |
1881 | 113 | 117 | 504 |
1891 | 113 | 125 | 518 |
1901 | 114 | 115 | 520 |
1911 | -- | 122 | 523 |
|
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.
- 1901 Census
- "Including Little Hockham."
Voting Registers
See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers
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November 2009