Norfolk: Lyng
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Lyng is about 6 miles N.E. of East Dereham.
The name may also be spelled Ling.
It includes the hamlet of Easthaugh.
Cemeteries
- Author unknown
- Lyng Memorial Inscriptions.
Tombstones, Memorials and Burial Records, 1567-2002.
[2003?]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries
Census
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the
Deanery of Sparham, 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 Margaret in some records,
and to St Michael in others.
There are ruins of an ancient chapel of St Edmund.
-
Nearby Churches of all denominations.
Church History
- Church of St Margaret
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Margaret
- Services, etc.
- Chapel of St Edmund
- Description and picture of the ruins.
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), Lyng was in
Mitford and Launditch Registration District.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
- Baker, Kay
- Guide to Lyng.
[J and A Graphics, 1986]
- Lyng Water Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Historical Geography
Lyng is in Eynsford Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Eynsford Hundred
- Description of Eynsford Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
History
- Lyng History Group
- Lyng: A Village in the Wensum Valley: A Miscellany.
[Lyng, Lyng History Group, 1993]
- Sayer, Michael John
- Lyng.
[Aylsham, F.C. Barnwell, 1983]
Land and Property
- Inclosure
- See Bawdeswell
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property
Maps
- Modern and Historical Maps
- Maps of the parish.
Military Records
- Roll of Honour
- World War 1.
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 | 101 | 105 | 496 |
1811 | 73 | 104 | 502 |
1821 | 73 | 117 | 581 |
1831 | 86 | 138 | 645 |
1841 | 137 | --- | 601 |
1851 | 145 | --- | 656 |
|
Year |
Inhabited Houses |
Families |
Population |
1861 | 141 | --- | 590 |
1871 | 129 | 133 | 529 |
1881 | 126 | 128 | 499 |
1891 | 119 | 119 | 437 |
1901 | 107 | 107 | 418 |
1911 | --- | 112 | 452 |
|
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.
- 1841 Census
- "Lyng Parish includes Lyng Easthaugh Hamlet."
- 1901 Census
- "Including Easthaugh and Primrose Green."
Voting Registers
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September 2008