Norfolk: Postwick

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Postwick is about 4 miles E. of Norwich.
The name is usually pronounced as Possick.

Cemeteries

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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 All Saints.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of All Saints: Picture of the church.
Carter, Anne: Welcome to All Saints Church, Postwick.
[Postwick, The Church, 1970s]

Church Records

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Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Postwick was in Blofield Registration District.

Description and Travel

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Directories

Historical Geography

Postwick is in Blofield Hundred.

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

History

Carter, Anne: Postwick - The Story of a Norfolk Village.
[ISBN 1873495005, 1991]
Harrison, Thomas: Postwick and its relatives.
(Written in the early 18th century and edited by James Hargrave Harrison).
[Great Yarmouth, 1858]
Stoker, David: Parson Russell's History of Postwick.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.41, 1990]

Land and Property

Great Britain: Statute: Great Plumstead and Postwick Inclosure Act, 1810.
An act for enclosing lands in the parishes of Great Plumstead and Postwick, in the county of Norfolk.
[London, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1810]

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

War Memorial for World Wars 1 and 2

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Postwick 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	23	39	181
1811	23	27	226
1821	35	37	254
1831	27	51	237
1841	50	--	241
1851	49	--	275

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	58	--	291
1871	66	66	307
1881	63	69	297
1891	64	64	301
1901	67	67	315
1911	--	71	340

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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