Norfolk: Neatishead

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Neatishead is about 11 miles N.E. of Norwich.
The name may be pronounced as Neatshead.

Cemeteries

The Monumental Inscriptions in the Hundred of Tunstead (Walter Rye).: The parishes covered include Neatishead.
See Ashmanhaugh
Neatishead Baptist Church: Burials and gravestones.

Census

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Waxham, 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 Peter.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Peter: Description and pictures.
Church of St Peter: Services, parish magazine, etc.
Neatishead Baptist Church: Description, history, services, etc.

Church Records

Parish Register Transcripts: Baptisms, Banns, Marriages and Burials.
Parish Register Transcripts: Baptisms 1671-1900, Banns 1754-1812,1823-1900, Marriages 1754-1837 and Burials 1676-1900.
[Parish Register Transcription Society, Dart Series, 2000?]
Marriages: These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
Neatishead Baptist Church: Births 1801-1837.
Neatishead Baptist Church: Burials and gravestones.
Edmonds, Jenifer A.: Norfolk Non-Conformist Burials, 1700s-1800s.
Neatishead Particular Baptists (1801-1837).
See Great Ellingham

Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1869 (and for the censuses in 1851 and 1861), Neatishead was in Tunstead and Happing Registration District.

This district was renamed on 1st January 1870 and, from then until 1930, Neatishead was in Smallburgh Registration District for civil registration and for the censuses of 1871 to 1901.

Description and Travel

Dennes, Alice: A Look at Neatishead.
[Neatishead, 1999]
Neatishead Parish Council: Councillors, meetings, minutes, pictures, etc.
Neatishead Tower Mill: Description, history and pictures.
Neatishead Post Mill: Description and history.

Directories

Historical Geography

Neatishead is in Tunstead Hundred.

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

Land and Property

See Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military History

RAF Neatishead Air Defence Radar Museum: Description, exhibitions, history, pictures, etc.
Bullers, R.F.: Royal Air Force Neatishead 50 years on, 1941-1991: "We guard the skies".
[Tri Service Magazines, 1991]

Military Records

See Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

In 1785 Neatishead became part of the Tunstead and Happing Incorporation, and the workhouse was at Smallburgh.
In 1869 the incorporation became the Smallburgh Union.

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	110	110	489
1811	86	123	532
1821	98	130	576
1831	144	144	646
1841	147	---	697
1851	156	---	731

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	142	---	580
1871	147	147	614
1881	142	142	578
1891	134	134	545
1901	131	131	506
1911	---	139	518

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: "TUNSTEAD. The decrease of population in most of the parishes comprised in the Tunstead District, which forms the "Tunstead and Happing Incorporation" for the support of the poor, is attributed to emigration and the migration of young persons to other parts."
1901 Census: "Including Butcher's Common, Cangate Common, and Three-hammer Common."
1911 Census: Out of the population of 518, 17 were in 2 large establishments or institutions.

Societies

Neatishead, Irstead and Barton Turf Community Heritage Group: Projects, membership, etc.

Voting Registers

See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers

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