Norfolk: Moulton St Mary

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Moulton St Mary is about 9 miles W. of Great Yarmouth.
It is also known as Moulton.
See also Moulton St Michael.

Cemeteries

See Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Blofield, 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 Mary.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Mary: Description and pictures.
Church of St Mary: Pictures of the church.
Church of St Mary: Paintings in the church.
Cotton, Simon: St Mary's Church, Moulton, Norfolk.
[London, Redundant Churches Fund, 1998]

Church Records

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), Moulton St Mary was in Blofield Registration District.

Description and Travel

Moulton St Mary Post Mill: Description, history and picture.

Directories

Historical Geography

Moulton St Mary is in Walsham Hundred.

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

Land and Property

Great Britain. Inclosure Commissioners: Statement of claims (64): Beighton, Lingwood and Moulton.
Drawn up in pursuance of the Act of Inclosure, 1801.
[1801]
Great Britain: Statute: Beighton, Lingwood and Moulton Inclosure Act, 1801.
An act for dividing, allotting, and inclosing the commons and waste grounds, in the parishes of Beighton, Lingwood, and Moulton, in the county of Norfolk.
[1801]

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

Roll of Honour: World Wars 1 and 2.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Moulton St Michael became part of the Blofield Union, and the workhouse was at Lingwood.

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	12	16	170
1811	23	29	168
1821	36	36	185
1831	28	46	209
1841	41	--	235
1851	49	--	235

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	50	--	259
1871	56	56	266
1881	54	55	240
1891	53	53	208
1901	52	52	210
1911	--	56	219

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.

Voting Registers

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