Norfolk: Runham

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Runham is about 5 miles west north west of Great Yarmouth.
See also Runham Vauxhall.

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

The parish is in the deanery of Flegg, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
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 picture.

Church Records

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

Description and Travel

Runham Village pages: Pictures, parish information, etc.

Gazetteers and Directories

Runham is in East Flegg hundred.

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

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

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 separate 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."

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