Norfolk: Kirstead
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Kirstead is about 7 miles S.S.E. of Norwich.
The name may also be spelled Kirkstead.
It included a parish called Langhale or Langhall.
Cemeteries
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Census
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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 Margaret.
There was also a parish church of Langhale, dedicated to St Stephen in
some records, and to St Christopher in others.
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Nearby Churches of all denominations.
Church History
- Church of St Margaret
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Margaret
- 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.
- Tithes
- Principal property occupiers and the amounts paid.
1734,
1747, and
1767.
- Churchwardens' Rates
- Principal property occupiers and the amounts paid.
1741.
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), Kirstead was in
Loddon and Clavering Registration District.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
- Kirstead
- Description, history and pictures.
- Kirstead Post Mill
- Description and history.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Historical Geography
Kirstead 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
Land and Property
- Inclosure
- See Mundham.
- Land Tax
- Principal property owners and occupiers, and the amounts paid.
1801-1802.
- Land Survey
- Owners, occupiers, and field names.
1817.
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 | 26 | 32 | 168 |
1811 | 25 | 33 | 169 |
1821 | 32 | 47 | 230 |
1831 | 49 | 51 | 261 |
1841 | 54 | -- | 249 |
1851 | 55 | -- | 259 |
|
Year |
Inhabited Houses |
Families |
Population |
1861 | 52 | -- | 245 |
1871 | 58 | 59 | 252 |
1881 | 46 | 49 | 201 |
1891 | 45 | 47 | 215 |
1901 | 39 | 39 | 195 |
1911 | -- | 46 | 200 |
|
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.
Schools
- Brooke and Kirstead National and Infant Schools
- Rules and regulations for the Brooke and Kirstead National and
Infant Schools.
[Norwich, Printed by J. Fletcher, 1830s]
Voting Registers
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Copyright © Pat Newby.
February 2010