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Letheringsett is about 1 mile W. of Holt.

Cemeteries

The Monumental Inscriptions in the Hundred of Holt (Walter Rye).: The parishes covered include Letheringsett.
See Thornage

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Holt, 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 St Andrew.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Andrew: Description, history, services, pictures, etc.
Church of St Andrew: Description and pictures.
Church of St Andrew: Services, etc.
Linnell, Charles Lawrence Scruton: Letheringsett with Bayfield: Church and Parish.
With lists of rectors.
[Stowmarket, Ashlock Magazine Centre, 1986]
Morris, Colin: Letheringsett: The early history of a parish church.
[Institute of Historical Research, in "Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research", vol. xliv, no.109, 1971]

Church Records

Archdeacons' Transcripts: Baptisms 1714-1812, Marriages 1714-1810 and Burials 1714-1812.
[Parish Register Transcription Society, Dart Series, 2000?]
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), Letheringsett was in Erpingham Registration District.

Description and Travel

Letheringsett Post Mill: Description, history and picture.
Letheringsett Water Mill: Description, history and pictures.
Letheringsett Water Mill: Description and pictures.
Letheringsett Brewery Water Mill: Description, history and pictures.

Directories

Historical Geography

Letheringsett is in Holt Hundred.

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

History

Cozens-Hardy, Basil: The history of Letheringsett in the county of Norfolk: with extracts from the diary of Mary Hardy, 1773-1809.
[Norwich, Jarrold, 1957]
Durst, David W.: Letheringsett: Industrial Archaeology in a Rural Setting.
Part 1 - Introduction - vol.5, no.3, 1993.
Part 2 - The Watermill- vol.5, no.4, 1994.
Part 3 - Hall Farm Sawmill - vol.5, no.5, 1995.
Part 4 - The Brewery - vol.7, no.4, 2004.
Part 5 - Water Systems - vol.8, no.1, 2006.
Part 6 - Notes on Johnson Jex - vol.8, no.2, 2007.
Part 1 - Introduction updated - vol.8, no.2, 2007.
[Norwich, Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society, in "Journal of the Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society"]
Mellor, Derick: The Glaven Valley: Historical Jottings.
[Cromer, Cheverton and Son, 1989]
Mellor, Derick: The Glaven Valley: Further Historical Jottings.
(Compiled by Marjorie Missen).
[Blakeney?, 1994]

Land and Property

Cozens-Hardy, Beryl: Gardens of Letheringsett Hall and Estate: historical notes and tour guide.
[Letheringsett, 1985]
Great Britain. Inclosure Commissioners: Statement of claims: Holt (113 claims) and Letheringsett (11 claims).
Drawn up in pursuance of the Act of Inclosure, 1807.
[1808]
Great Britain: Statute: Holt and Letheringsett Inclosure Act, 1807.
An act for inclosing lands in the parish of Holt and Letheringsett, in the county of Norfolk.
[An independently printed edition of the act, 1807]
Great Britain: Statute: Holt and Letheringsett Inclosure Act, 1809.
An act to amend an act passed in the forty-seventh year of His present Majesty for enclosing lands in the parishes of Holt and Letheringsett, in the county of Norfolk.
[An independently printed edition of the act, 1809]

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Letheringsett became part of the Erpingham Union, and the workhouses were at Gimingham and Sheringham. These were replaced by a new workhouse at West Beckham in 1850.

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	46	47	236
1811	47	51	280
1821	51	52	251
1831	57	60	278
1841	62	--	273
1851	64	--	314

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	67	--	323
1871	67	69	259
1881	68	68	280
1891	67	68	284
1901	61	61	234
1911	--	66	254

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.

Other population figures

Population in 1801, 1811 and 1821

Voting Registers

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