Norfolk: Horsford

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Horsford is about 5 miles N.N.W. of Norwich.
See also Horsham St Faith and Horstead with Stanninghall.

Cemeteries

Church of All Saints: 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

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Taverham, 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 All Saints.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of All Saints: Description and pictures.
Church of All Saints: Services, etc.
Methodist Church: Minister, services, picture, etc.
Follow the link to the home page, then search for the church.

Church Records

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), Horsford was in St Faith's Registration District.

Description and Travel

Horsford: Description, history, organisations, pictures, etc.
Horsford Parish Council: Meetings, minutes, councillors, etc.
Horsford All Saints V C Middle School: Horsford: an album of early pictures.
[Norwich, Norfolk County Services, 1990s]
Horsford Smock Mill: Description, history and map.
Horsford Tower Mill: Description, history and pictures.

Directories

Historical Geography

Horsford is in Taverham Hundred.

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

Land and Property

Kelly, Geoffrey Ian: The Crown Tavern and Restaurant, Horsford: a history.
[Unpublished typescript in Norwich Local Studies Library, 1989]
Horsford Castle: Description, history and pictures.
Horsford Castle: Description, map and picture.
Barrett-Lennard, Thomas: Some account of the Manor or Castle of Horsford.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology" vol.15, 1904]
Barrett-Lennard, Thomas: Two hundred years of estate management at Horsford during the 17th and 18th centuries.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology" vol.20, 1921]
Inclosure: See Horsham St Faith.

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

War Memorial: WW1
War Memorial: WW2

Names, Personal

Barrett: See Norfolk People and Families
Lennard: See Norfolk People and Families

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Horsford became part of the St Faith's Union, and the workhouse was at Horsham St Faith.

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	59	91	470
1811	57	97	483
1821	63	110	512
1831	119	119	543
1841	127	--	593
1851	150	--	688

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	155	---	665
1871	155	161	618
1881	160	166	697
1891	165	169	740
1901	165	165	691
1911	---	173	716

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.

1861 Census: "ST. FAITHS. The decrease of population in most of the parishes comprised in the District of St. Faiths is attributed to the migration of labourers and their families to the manufacturing districts."
1901 Census: "Including St. Helena."

Voting Registers

See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers

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