Norfolk: Pensthorpe
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Pensthorpe is about 2 miles E. of Fakenham.
Cemeteries
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Census
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Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the
Deanery of Burnham, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both
before and after this date.
- Blomefield, in the "Topographical History of the County of Norfolk", says
"There was no church here in 1633". He does not give the dedication.
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Nearby Churches of all denominations.
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), Pensthorpe was in
Walsingham Registration District.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
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Directories
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Historical Geography
Pensthorpe is in Gallow Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Gallow Hundred
- Description of Gallow Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
Land and Property
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Maps
- Modern and Historical Maps
- Maps of the parish.
Military Records
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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 | -- | -- | 17 |
1811 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
1821 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
1831 | 1 | 6 | 30 |
1841 | 3 | -- | 19 |
1851 | 2 | -- | 11 |
|
Year |
Inhabited Houses |
Families |
Population |
1861 | 2 | -- | 12 |
1871 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
1881 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
1891 | 7 | 7 | 47 |
1901 | 8 | 8 | 42 |
1911 | -- | 8 | 37 |
|
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.
- 1831 Census
- The number of "Inhabited Houses" really was given as 1.
Voting Registers
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April 2010