Norfolk: Runham

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Runham is about 5 miles W.N.W. of Great Yarmouth.
See also Runham Vauxhall.

Cemeteries

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Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Flegg, 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 St Peter and St Paul.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Peter and St Paul: Description and pictures.

Church Records

Runham Marriages 1538-1812.: See Phillimore's Marriage Registers, Volume 5.

Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1923 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Runham was in Flegg Registration District. Between 1837 and 1850, the district was called East and West Flegg.

Description and Travel

Runham Village pages: Pictures, parish information, etc.

Directories

Historical Geography

Runham is in East Flegg Hundred.

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for East Flegg and West Flegg Hundreds
Description of East Flegg and West Flegg Hundreds: 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk

History

Kelly, Geoffrey Ian: Blacksmiths and their smithies at Runham.
[Typescript in Norwich Local Studies Library, 2000]

Land and Property

Great Britain: Statute: Runham Inclosure Act, 1802.
An act for dividing, allotting, inclosing, draining, and preserving the open fields, marsh lands, fens, commons, and waste grounds, within the parish of Runham, in the county of Norfolk.
[George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1802]
Kelly, Geoffrey Ian: Runham Manor House and Runham Hall, a history.
[Typescript in Norwich Local Studies Library, 2001]

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

Roll of Honour: World War 2.
War memorial for World War 2: Pictures of the memorial.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1775 Runham became part of the East and West Flegg Incorporation, and the workhouse was at Rollesby.

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	54	57	188
1811	30	39	101
1821	37	46	211
1831	50	54	249
1841	65	--	290
1851	75	--	339

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	84	--	396
1871	148	150	659
1881	198	208	911
1891	72	75	295
1901	69	69	306
1911	--	68	304

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.

1851 Census: "The Return for Runham includes two houses, deemed extra-parochial."
1861 Census: "The return for Runham includes a detached part of the parish called "New Runham" or "Vauxhall" (population in 1861 53), immediately adjoining Yarmouth, and on which the terminus of the Norwich and Yarmouth Railway, fish offices, and manure works have been established. It enjoys all the advantages of the town of Yarmouth, while the rates are considerably lower."
"Nowhere, deemed extra-parochial, was returned with Runham parish in 1851; it includes Skeetholme, Foldholme, and Stargap."
1891 Census: "The greater part of this parish is in the County Borough of Great Yarmouth; the entire parish contains 200 inhabited houses and 895 population."
1901 Census: Local Government Act of 1894 "Creating Runham Vauxhall Civil Parish out of the part of Runham Civil parish in Great Yarmouth County Borough."

Voting Registers

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