Norfolk: Roudham
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Roudham is about 5 miles N.E. of Thetford.
The name may also be spelled Rowdham.
See also Rougham,
East Rudham
and West Rudham.
Cemeteries
Not all memorials may be included, even when a transcription is marked
as complete, for example when stones are not legible enough to be read
or photographed.
- Church of St Andrew
- Transcriptions of memorials in the church and cemetery.
This is a link to an archived copy.
- Church of St Andrew
- Transcriptions and photographs of memorials.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries
Census
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the
Deanery of Rockland, 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 Andrew but it was in ruins in
the 18th century.
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Nearby Churches of all denominations.
Church History
- Church of St Andrew
- Description and pictures of the ruins.
- Church Bells
- Church Bells, as described in 1874.
Church Records
- Barry, Peter J.S.; and Barry, Miriam
- A transcript of the register of St Andrew's Parish Church, Roudham.
Baptisms 1663-1990; Marriages 1663-1737, 1802-1951;
Burials 1663-1745, 1803-1922.
[Norwich Local Studies Library, 2011]
- 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), Roudham was in
Wayland Registration District.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
- Roudham and Larling Parish Council
- Councillors, meetings, minutes, etc.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Historical Geography
Roudham is in Shropham Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Shropham Hundred
- Description of Shropham Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
History
- Barry, Peter J.S.; and Barry, Miriam
- Roudham: a Breckland Deserted Mediaeval Village re-visited.
[ISBN 0953516016, Rochford, Dolphin Press, 2001]
Land and Property
- Barry, Peter J.S.
- Inclosure of a Norfolk parish by act of Parliament.
[In Norwich Local Studies Library, MA in English Local History 2nd year
project, 1998]
- Great Britain: Statute
- Roudham Inclosure Act, 1772.
An act for inclosing the common fields, break lands, half year
lands, Lammas meadows, heaths, commons and waste grounds
within the parish of Roudham, in the county of Norfolk.
[1772]
- Land Tax
- Principal property owners and occupiers, and the amounts paid.
1767-1833.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property
Maps
- Modern and Historical Maps
- Maps of the parish.
Military History
- O'Neale, David
- Lest we forget: Bridgham and Roudham in the Great War.
[ISBN 1901470105, East Harling, Taverner Publications, 2006]
- Harling Road (Roudham) Airfield
- Description and history.
- Harling Road (Roudham) Airfield
- Description and picture.
- Harling Road (Roudham) Airfield
- Description.
Military Records
- Bridgham and Roudham Roll of Honour
- World War 1.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records
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 | 8 | 14 | 77 |
1811 | 8 | 13 | 75 |
1821 | 14 | 16 | 72 |
1831 | 8 | 16 | 73 |
1841 | 17 | -- | 85 |
1851 | 26 | -- | 140 |
|
Year |
Inhabited Houses |
Families |
Population |
1861 | 24 | -- | 132 |
1871 | 29 | 29 | 160 |
1881 | 33 | 36 | 167 |
1891 | 34 | 34 | 168 |
1901 | 33 | 33 | 172 |
1911 | -- | 34 | 160 |
|
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
- "WAYLAND. The general decrease of population in the Attleborough
Subdistrict is mainly attributed to emigration."
Voting Registers
See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers
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March 2016