Norfolk: Runhall

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Runhall is about 6 miles S.E. of East Dereham.

Cemeteries

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Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

The parish is in the Deanery of Hingham, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
The parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of All Saints: Description and pictures.

Church Records

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), Runhall was in Forehoe Registration District.

Directories

Historical Geography

Runhall is in Forehoe hundred.

Land and Property

Inclosure: See Kelling

Maps

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Forehoe Registration District, 1836
Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish and nearby places.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1776 Runhall became part of the Forehoe Incorporation, and the workhouse was at Wicklewood.

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 16 28 127

1811 17 25 144

1821 18 29 160

1831 28 30 176

1841 48 -- 248

1851 51 -- 239

Year Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 51 -- 246

1871 47 55 221

1881 47 47 192

1891 46 46 187

1901 41 42 163

1911 -- 46 187

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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