Norfolk: Hockwold cum Wilton

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Hockwold cum Wilton is about 8 miles N.W. of Thetford.
It is also known as Hockwold with Wilton.
It consists of the villages of Hockwold and Wilton.
See also Hockering and Hockham.

Cemeteries

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Census

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Cranwich, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
The parish church of Hockwold is dedicated to St Peter, and is now redundant.
The parish church of Wilton is dedicated to St James, and is now the parish church for Hockwold cum Wilton.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St James: Minister, services, picture, etc.
Church of St James: Description and pictures.
Church of St James: Picture of the church and bells.
Church of St Peter: Picture of the church.
Hockwold Methodist Church: Description, minister, services, address, picture, etc.
Hockwold Methodist Church: Picture of the church.

Church Records

Parish Register Transcripts for Hockwold: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
Parish Register Transcripts for Hockwold: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials.
Parish Register Transcripts for Wilton: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
Marriages: These are included in Boyd's Marriage Index.
They are not included in 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), Hockwold cum Wilton was in Thetford Registration District.

Description and Travel

Hockwold cum Wilton: Description, history, churches, parish council, maps, village magazine, pictures, organisations, etc.
King's Lynn Arts Centre: Portrait of a Village: Hockwold.
[ISBN 189832803X, King's Lynn Arts Centre, 1993]
Hockwold Mill Lane Post Mill: Description and history.
Hockwold Mill Lane Smock Mill: Description and history.
Hockwold Redmoor Smock Mill: Description, history and map.
Hockwold Lower Drainage Mill: Description, history and map.
Hockwold Upper Drainage Mill: Description, history and map.

Directories

Historical Geography

Hockwold cum Wilton is in Grimshoe hundred.

Land and Property

Great Britain: Statute: Hockwold cum Wilton Inclosure Act, 1814.
An act for enclosing lands in the township of Hockwold-cum-Wilton, in the County of Norfolk.
[London, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1814]

Maps

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

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Hockwold cum Wilton became part of the Thetford Union, and the workhouse was at Thetford.

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 132 132   616

1811 136 139   700

1821 128 180   846

1831 184 184   878

1841 194 --   949

1851 228 -- 1067

Year   Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 203 -- 803

1871 212 212 888

1881 187 188 809

1891 194 195 809

1901 184 186 769

1911 -- 188 805

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: "The Return for Hockwold-cum-Wilton includes Redmoor, deemed extra-parochial, containing 31 persons in 1851."
1861 Census: "The decrease of population in the parish of Hockwold-cum-Wilton is attributed to emigration."

Voting Registers

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