Norfolk: Rackheath

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Rackheath is about 4 miles N.E. of Norwich.

Cemeteries

Church of All Saints: Transcriptions and photographs of gravestones in the churchyard.
Not all gravestones may be included, even when a site is marked as complete, for example when stones are not legible enough to be photographed.

Census

1811: Heads of households, and numbers of males and females.
1815: Heads of households, and numbers of males and females.
1821: Heads of households, and numbers of males and females.
1861
1871
1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Taverham, 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 the Holy Trinity. It was built in 1959.
The church of All Saints is now redundant.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of the Holy Trinity: Services, etc.
Church of the Holy Trinity: Services, etc.
Church of All Saints: Description and pictures.

Church Records

Farrow, Charles W.; and Palgrave-Moore, Patrick: Rackheath Parish Registers 1645-1837; transcribed and indexed.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Genealogical Society, The Parish Registers of Norfolk Monograph Series, 1984]
Marriages: These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or 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), Rackheath was in St Faith's Registration District.

Description and Travel

Rackheath Parish Council: Councillors, meetings, minutes, etc.

Directories

Historical Geography

Rackheath is in Taverham Hundred.

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

History

Watts, W.P.S.: History of the Parish of Rackheath, 1066-1997.
[Salhouse, 1997]

Land and Property

See Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military History

Rackheath Airfield: Description, history and pictures.
RAF Rackheath and USAAF Station 145: Description and picture.
RAF Rackheath: Airfield Information Exchange: Message forum.
Bodle, Peter; and Watts, Perry: The 467th Bomb Group in Norfolk: A pictorial history of the USAAF's 467th Bombardment Group at Rackheath, during WWII.
[ISBN 9780956180339, Stoke Ferry, Liberator Publishing, 2010]
Healy, Allan: The 467th Bombardment Group, September 1943 - June 1945.
[ISBN 9781424332670, 467th Book Group, 5th edition, 2008]
Janton, Robin C.: The two squadrons that were one: The story of the 859th Bombardment Squadron (heavy), North Pickenham, England, May to August 1944, which became the 788th Bombardment Squadron (heavy), Rackheath, England, August 1944 to June 1945.
[Nelsonville Ohio, Tribune Quality Printing, 2003]
Kibble-White, David H.: The Rackheath Aggies: A tribute to the 467th Heavy Bombardment Group American Eighth Air Force.
[ISBN 1852970677, Norwich, Erskine Press, 2001]
Kibble-White, David H.: Rackheath Airfield.
[ISBN 1904514014, GMS Enterprises, Airfield focus no 55, 2002]

Military Records

Roll of Honour: World Wars 1 and 2.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Rackheath became part of the St Faith's Union, and the workhouse was at Horsham St Faith.

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	22	38	189
1811	25	41	246
1821	29	47	260
1831	29	55	262
1841	53	--	276
1851	53	--	281

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	59	--	271
1871	62	69	279
1881	64	64	302
1891	66	69	324
1901	62	62	298
1911	--	62	271

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: "ST. FAITHS. The decrease of population in most of the parishes comprised in the District of St. Faiths is attributed to the migration of labourers and their families to the manufacturing districts."

Voting Registers

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